In the Gospel of John, Jesus always speaks of “eternal life”. “Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life,”24 he said to the crowd following him. “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. »25 “Eternal life” is often interpreted to mean living forever in heaven after we die, but Jesus uses this term more urgently, to mean the abundant life we ​​receive when we live in the “infinite presence of God ”.26 Because God is the Creator of life, God is the only true Source of life. Jesus informs the crowd that he has come to bring them back to the Source of life and that they can participate in this abundance right now. If they would only let go of their preoccupation with finding life elsewhere, if they would only stop trying to store up life for themselves, if they could only trust in Jesus, then they would find a more abundant life than they could never have imagined it. Of course, the crowd cannot obtain the life that Jesus offers without help. John Wesley understood...