I have talked with several people recently who have completed exciting trips. One returned from central Europe. A couple went to Hawaii, another couple to Russia. A university professor had his three month sabbatical in Jamaica interrupted by the hurricane that devastated the islands, Mexico and the U.S. coast.

Most of the trips you and I take are not as sophisticated as these. But travel is a popular thing. Some trips, like the ones I just referred to, have to be planned well in advance; some happen on the spur of the moment; some are planned for us.

“Bread for the Journey” is my theme today, based on another part of St. John’s narrative about the “Bread of Life.” This whole subject of “Bread of Life” began with the feeding of the Five Thousand. It continues to develop as Jesus and the …