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:
Do you respond to Jesus when He calls?
The call of Jesus comes in so many ways. He would indirectly call you using a
friend or a written commentary.
We have to respond when Jesus calls us,
we must not ignore His call. What is the centerpiece of Jesus call? It’s always
to walk away from sinfulness. Therefore, when God calls us it’s an offer to
take away our problems, problems that we create for ourselves brought about by
our sinfulness.
Let us respond to this call of Jesus
and we will see that little by little there would be less sin related problems
in our life. Problems that we create for ourselves because we refuse to hear
the call of Jesus.
What else would happen when we respond
to Jesus call? We will know more about Jesus and His life. There would be strengthening
of our faith and we will have a sturdy wall to lean on whenever we pass through
the many challenges of life.
In our gospel when Andrew and his
companion heard John said: “Behold the Lamb of God.” The phrase uttered by John
struck a chord in them that they decided to follow Jesus. As they were
following they asked Him: Where are you staying?” And Jesus gave them a very
meaningful response by saying: “Come and you will see.” (John 1:39)
This is also what Jesus is telling us, come because you will discover more of me. Come because I am here to help you carry whatever
burdens that you have. Come for I will walk with you from now on. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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