One of the good things about being based at the cathedral is that I get to start each day with morning prayer and we follow the lectionary bible readings for the day. The new testament reading for today is from John 6 and Jesus makes two statements:

‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’ and then ‘I am the bread of life’

Two pretty radical statements in any context!
Throughout the day I have mulled this over and I had this thought or is it a question?:

If …
Jesus is the bread of life
How did the bread of life feel
Alone
In the desert
for 40 days
bread-less?