John notes that last Friday was Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony– acknowledge brutality and cost of western war machine
He then talks about that in parts of Australia there have been antilockdown marches, many with an Antivaccine sentiment, particularly, Jesus in my vaccine. He wonders if a quick reading John 6 might support this?
He goes on to look at John, starting by exploring what the exodus story offers in our understanding of who Jesus is and what Jesus is talking about in John?
He notes that the Eucharist is always an enacted sign of the love and regard for community shown by Jesus, not a talisman for personal gain or benefit. Only in this sense, it is only like the vaccine in that it exists for the good of the whole community, not ourselves as individuals.
He then invites people to talk about how else we are fed by the living bread, and what difference that makes
You can read the notes for this here. You can also see the images that I used here too.