Non believers often respond that even at the Last
Supper,
the apostles did not sense that they had flesh in
their hands
and blood in their cup. But Jesus is God. The
creative literalness
of the words: "This is my body; this is my
blood" must be
believed. God cannot lie. And God can turn bread
into flesh
and wine into blood without the appearances of bread
and wine
changing.
Medieval philosophers and theologians called this
expression
of Divine Truth and Creative Power
"transubstantiation". Yes,
God can change the substance of any created matter
while
the appearances remain unchanged. And this demands
faith.