“If you happen to be with an atheist
who tells you that he does not believe in God, you can read him the whole
library, where it says that God exists, and where it is proven that God exists,
and he will not believe. However if in the presence of this same atheist you
witness to a consistent, Christian life, something will begin to work in his
heart…. It will be your witness that brings him the restlessness on which the
Holy Spirit works.— Pope Francis Homily, February 27, 2014
Gospel
Text: (JN 1:35-42)
John was standing with two of his
disciples,
and as he watched Jesus walk by, he
said,
"Behold, the Lamb of God."
The two disciples heard what he said
and followed Jesus.
Jesus turned and saw them following
him and said to them,
"What are you looking for?"
They said to him, "Rabbi"
(which translated means Teacher),
"where are you staying?"
He said to them, "Come, and you
will see."
So they went and saw where he was
staying,
and they stayed with him that day.
It was about four in the afternoon.
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter,
was one of the two who heard John and
followed Jesus.
He first found his own brother Simon
and told him,
"We have found the Messiah,"
which is translated Christ.
Then he brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him and said,
"You are Simon the son of John;
you will be called Cephas," which
is translated Peter.
What does "to follow
someone" mean? If you "follow someone" on twitter or the social
network, you read his/her posts to find out what he/she is doing, feeling and
thinking. In the game "follow the leader," the leader is followed and
those following imitate whatever the leader is doing.
How do we "follow Jesus"?
We follow Jesus in the same way his
first disciples did, this Jesus we know from the Scriptures, the Church and in
our prayer-interactions with him. Like the
first disciples, we hopefully urge and lead others to follow him, most
particularly by our actions.
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