Eating for Eternal Life

You'd be surprised at how often we link food with something that's simply divine! 

What if Jesus said, "I am the peach of life"?

Not the bread -- the peach.

"I am the peach of life, from Xi Wang-mu's garden. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."

The communion services in churches around the world would be forever changed. Instead of squares of bread, we'd be eating slices of peaches.

Of course, the breaking of the bread would be a bit of a problem. Kind of hard to break a peach.

But peaches have a connection to eternal life, at least in China. The peaches grown in the garden of the goddess Xi Wang-mu [pronounced Shee Wong moo] are an example of godly gastronomy.

According to Chinese mythology, the gods are nourished by a steady diet of special peaches that take thousands of years to ripen. Called "the peaches of immortality," they come from Xi Wang-mu's garden, and give long life to anyone who eats them -- in fact, 3,000 years from a single peach. The goddess was famous for serving these peaches to her guests, who...