Sunday Meditation: The Lamb of God

Today we get the great moment where John the Baptist see Jesus walk by and proclaims those resonating words, “Behold, the Lamb of God.”

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 Jesus 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.

~Jn 1:35-42

This is a blurring of passages from different Gospels, but it does dramatize the moment well.  From the movie, Jesus of Nazareth.

 

This week Fr. Geoffrey returns with a thorough explanation in his homily.  He also explains the lectionary cycles and today’s readings.

 

Fr. Geoffrey does such a nice job with his videos.  He gives a full explanation of what the “Lamb of God” means. This is worth understanding in detail.

Meditation: “Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, "What are you looking for?"