“Faith lifts the soul hope supports it Experience says it must and love says Let it be!”

 

 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, religious

＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊     

1 John 3:7-10

My little children,

Do not be led astray; those who do what is right are upright,

just as Jesus Christ is upright. But those who sin belong to the devil,

for the devil sins from the beginning. This is why the Son of God was shown to us,

he was to undo the works of the devil.

 

Those born of God do not sin, for the seed of God remains in them;

they cannot sin, because they are born of God.

What is the way to recognize the children of God,

and those of the devil? The one, who does not do what is right, is not of God;

so, too, the one who does not love his brother or sister.

 

Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9 All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

 

＊＊＊ Gospel ＊＊＊     

John 1:35-42

On the following day, John was standing there again,

with two of his disciples. As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and said,

"There is the Lamb of God" On hearing this, the two disciples followed Jesus.

He turned and saw them following, and he said to them, "What are you looking for?

 

" They answered, "Rabbi (which means Master), where are you staying?" Jesus said,

"Come and see." So they went and saw where he stayed, and spent the rest of that day with him.

 

It was about four o'clock in the afternoon. Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter,

was one of the two who heard what John had said, and followed Jesus.

 

Early the next morning, he found his brother Simon and said to him,

"We have found the Messiah" (which means the Christ), and he brought Simon to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, son of John, but you shall be called Cephas" (which means Rock).

 

Gospel Reflection ：

"Come and see."

"What are you looking for?" asks Jesus. The human heart is restless and searches for peace,

a peace that only Christ can give. While we can distract ourselves for a while with possessions,

activities or status, the big questions of life, about meaning and God,

will surface in everyone's life at some point. Often, they finally surface

when we stop all our busy activity and take time to think,

or they bubble up when we are forced to stop in the face of some major change or crisis.

 

The first disciples encounter Christ and are asked what they are looking for. Their answer is somewhat enigmatic.

They ask Jesus where he is staying. They are really asking to join him, to belong to him,

and Jesus welcomes them, and they stay with him. Imagine in your prayer that Jesus is addressing you,

saying, "What are you looking for?" Speak to him from the heart and listen to him as he invites you to "come and see."