Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 6:31-34

"Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat. Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven. For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world. They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread." — John 6:31-34 (ASV)

Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, he gave them bread from Heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven, but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

This would have been a good prayer if they had understood the meaning of the Saviour's words; but, as it was, it was a blind prayer.

They did not know what Jesus meant when he spoke of the bread of God, which cometh down from heaven. They were thinking about the bread that perishes, the bread for the body, so they prayed blindly when they said, "Lord, evermore give us this bread."

Do you not think that many a prayer which children are taught in their childhood, and which men and women continue to pray for years, may be as blind a prayer as this one was? They do not know what they ask, and the question very naturally arises as to whether it is a prayer at all.