In today’s Gospel reading John the Baptist introduces Jesus to his own disciples, “There is the Lamb of God.” Andrew and a companion follow Jesus and are asked, “What are you looking for?” They reply with another question, “Rabbi, where are you staying?” The two disciples are indeed very curious about the man John called the “Lamb of God.”
Are we as curious and as desirous to know more about Jesus the Lord? Where would we find Jesus in today’s world? In church? In the pages of the Bible? In our own practice of our Christian faith?
Jesus continues to invite us as he did the two: “Come and see.” The only way to find Jesus to know him is to seek him out, follow him and personally experience his presence to us. Only then can we realize that he is truly in everything, everywhere and in everyone. In doing so we discover a better appreciation of life. Finding Jesus gives meaning to our lives. And clearly that is what we seek.
However, we can only find him if we truly want to look and to follow him, like Andrew and his companion: “Where are you staying?” “Where are you in our lives?”
And when we find him, we will surely wish to share our knowledge of him with others, as Andrew did to his brother Simon.