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(Acts 10:1–16; John 6:56–69) When the Lord proposed the teaching about the sacrament of the Body and Blood, believing in it a necessary condition for communication with Himself and the source of true life, then “many of His disciples departed from Him and no longer walked with Him” (John 6:66). Such a work of God’s boundless mercy toward us seemed too wonderful to them, and their dislike for the miraculous drove them away from the Lord. The Lord saw this and, however, ready to be crucified for the salvation of everyone, did not find it possible to diminish or cancel the miraculous. So it is necessary in the economy of our salvation! Although, of course, with regret, He left them to go from Himself into the darkness of unbelief and destruction, and not only to them, but also to the chosen twelve He said on this occasion: “Do you also want to depart?” (John 6:67), expressing readiness to let them go if they do not bow to the miraculousness. From this it follows that to run from the miraculous is the same as to run from the Lord the Savior, and one who turns away from the miraculous is the same as perishing. Let those who are horrified at the mere reminder of the miraculous heed this! They too will encounter a miracle that they will no longer be able to contradict: this is death and judgment after death. But whether this non-interference will serve them as salvation, only God knows. You might be interested in: