Come, And You Will See

 

 John 1:35-42

John’s Disciples Follow Jesus

³⁵ The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. ³⁶ When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

³⁷ When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. ³⁸ Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”

They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

³⁹ “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”

So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.

⁴⁰ Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. ⁴¹ The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). ⁴² And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).

We can imagine that the four hours the two disciples spent with Jesus inflamed their hearts, so much so that Andrew, one of the duo, found his brother Simon, and compelled him to meet Jesus, an encounter which changed the  life and name of Simon forever. We also can have such encounters with Jesus in our quiet prayer, in our reflecting on a Gospel passage such as this when we listen quietly to the words of Jesus or see him in action in our imaginations. May we take up the invitation to Come and See and right now sit quietly listening to what Jesus is saying.  We might be quite surprised! 

Bro Rene

Dear Jesus, when you speak, let me give you my full attention and place my heart and soul fully in your hands. Amen.