Gospel: John 1:35-42
John was standing
with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said,
"Behold, the Lamb of God." The two disciples heard what he said and
followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them,
"What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi"
(which translated means Teacher), "where are you staying?" He said to
them, "Come, and you will see." So they went and saw where he was
staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon.
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and
followed Jesus. He first found his own brother Simon and told him, "We
have found the Messiah," which is translated Christ. Then he brought him
to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John;
you will be called Cephas," which is translated Peter.
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Reflection:
What are you looking
for in this world? Are you looking for popularity and riches? Are you looking
for power and influence? What are you looking for?
We look for so many
things in this world to find our happiness and those things that would satisfy
us. Only to find out later that it couldn’t satisfy us, so we look again and
again. And it seems that the looking for mantra seems endless.
Why? For the simple
reason that we are looking for the wrong things that will not satisfy us and
give us contentment. For example, can money, power and other earthly things
satisfy us? These worldly things will never satisfy us and it will never give
us peace and contentment.
In this Sunday’s
gospel, Andrew and Simon Peter were looking for something that would not only
give them peace and contentment. They were looking for something that would
complete both of them and they found it in Jesus.
Therefore, when
Jesus saw the two of them, He said: "What are you looking for?" They
said to him, "Rabbi" (which translated means Teacher), "where
are you staying?" He said to them, "Come, and you will see." So
they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. (John 1:38-39)
If you want to
finally find that elusive peace and contentment and if you want someone who
will protect you from all the worries of this world. You only need to look for
Jesus you will certainly find Him if you will look for Him.
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