They went, they saw, they stayed...

WORD 2day: Thursday before Ephiphany

January 4, 2024 - 1 John 3: 7-10; John 1: 35-42

Jesus invites us today to come and see... just as one of the favourite psalms of all times invites: 'taste and see, that the Lord is good' (Ps 34:8). Added to the element of personal experience of the Lord, that we spoke about yesterday, this invitation to come and see, refers at one and the same time, to a call and to a choice! Jesus calls us: COME; it is our choice: TO SEE. 

Jesus' call to come, is an everstanding call that is there from God, through the ages, in and through persons and events, and finally in the person of Jesus himself. The call to come is an offer of God's loving hands that we may hold on to it and keep walking our way in life. And it is here that our part becomes crucial.

To see, is a choice. To see the Lord leading us everyday, to see the Lord directing us on our way; to see the Lord acting on our behalf and to cooperate with the Lord's will in every way... that is the choice we have to make! It is a radical choice - a choice of black or white, light or night... there can be no compromise with the Lord - it's righteousness or sin; ultimately, an yes or a no to God! 

If we choose God, we choose righteousness; if we do not choose God we choose sinfulness. Of course there are moments of temptations and weaknesses, but the choice is fundamental. It defines my daily life, every word I say, every decision I take and every move I make. 

There is something special about the two disciples whom we see in the Gospel today - Andrew and his companion. Jesus invited them to come and see, they did not stop with seeing; they came, saw and they stayed; not just that, they went back and announced to the others what they have seen! 

We have come to the Lord; we have seen the marvels of the Lord; now the question is, how ready are we to STAY forever with the Lord, making of our life an announcement of the goodness of the Lord!