“When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.’ Then they said to him, ‘What must we do to perform the works of God?’ Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent…’ Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:25-29, 35)  We continue this week by looking at John 6 and considering the cost of discipleship.  Last week we examined the extent to which Jesus goes (walking across the Sea of Galilee) in order to catch the disciples who have left him. This week we hear the Lord address the crowd, inviting them into a deeper relationship with him.  First, I’m struck by the reality that unlike the twelve who were running from Jesus, the crowd comes seeking him.  They know he has power and they know he can provide good things.  So at least, they have that going for them.  But they don’t really understand him and their biggest failure is not really their greed for things.  Instead, the crowd simply cannot recognize their greatest need: their need for Jesus, himself.  It really is the dividing point for all of us and it is the difference between being a follower and a disciple.  Followers see value in Jesus and often find him helpful in pursuit of the good life.  On the other hand, disciples have come to understand that without Jesus there really is no life.  Without him, everything else eventually becomes meaningless.  It is a hard conclusion to draw and often (at least in my experience) a hard conclusion with which one must live.  So as we saw last week, from time to time, disciples find themselves running from rather than toward Jesus.  But he does pursue, always desiring to transform casual followers into ardent disciples.  He always approaches willing to give himself away completely, inviting us to feed on him and discover a new life in him.  The Lord is continuously inviting you and me to find our life in him.