4th January
"Jn 1:35-42" John was standing with two of his disciples; and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What do you seek?" And they said to him, "Rabbi...where are you staying?" He said to them, "Come and see." They came and saw where he was staying; and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
What was He like? That day John the Baptist was with John "the Beloved" and Andrew. They saw Jesus. There was something magnetic in that Person. The Baptist smiled, looked at the two disciples and said, 'Behold, the Lamb of God! That's the One you should follow.' They rose immediately and followed Jesus. Jesus turned, and laid His eyes on them. It was the first time He looked the Beloved in the eyes. God had loved him, created him, chosen him - and that day, He met him. How did John and Andrew feel when Jesus looked at them with His captivating Eyes, an irresistible smile on His Face? A memorable moment that none of them forgot! Then Jesus opened His mouth and they heard His charming Voice for the first time: "What do you seek?" Perplexed for an instant, they were momentarily dumbstruck with the echo of those words resounding in their ears: "What do you seek?"
O, Jesus! What do we seek?! We seek Someone who can fill our hearts with Love to the brim; we seek eternal happiness! We seek freedom from sin, we seek forgiveness; justice, redemption, hope; we seek Someone who is worth living with, Someone worth dying for. Jesus, we seek to quench the thirst for eternity that You put in our hearts. "Where are You, Lord? Where are You staying?!" "Come and see," Jesus said. And they went; they followed Him; and they stayed with Him that day, and the following day and the next...and for ever. And many years later, when John was a blind old man, he could still remember precisely: "it was about the tenth hour... how could I forget?!" That was the memorable day when they met Jesus, when they decided to follow Him, with determination: for ever! Mary, Mother of Jesus, help me get to know your Son, follow Him... and stay with Him for ever. Today can be 'My Memorable Day'!
