“Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” So they went and saw where He was staying, and they spent that day with Him. It was about four in the afternoon. Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). John 1:39-41
“Jesus encourages the first disciples: Come and see! He says to them. In their personal dealings with the Lord, Andrew and John learn what is not immediately apparent to them through His words alone. Through frequent prayer, we too can grow to perceive many invitations He addresses to us. We will then have greater intimacy with Christ and thus be able to follow Him more closely.
While we are speaking to Him now, we might ask ourselves if we are striving to be attentive to the promptings of His voice. Do we fully respond to what Christ asks of us, since He has wanted to depend on our support? Let us remember that the Lord is always present in the world, just as He was twenty centuries ago.
Now more than ever Jesus is seeking men and women to collaborate in this divine venture for the salvation of souls. Responding positively to His invitation is immensely worthwhile, since it entails cooperating in an enterprise of eternal significance.”
Francis Fernandez in In Conversation with God: Meditations for Each Day of the Year, volume 1 (London: Scepter, 1988) 262-263
The middle part of today’s post really struck me: “Do we fully respond to what Christ asks of us, since He has wanted to depend on our support?”
I had never thought about the fact that when Christ whispers to me to come and see what He has for me, that He wants to depend on my support.
And when I think that He invites me to cooperate in “an enterprise of eternal significance” it is cool to think He is as excited about me playing my part as I am about Him playing His.
Do you hear Him calling you? “Come and see.” What enterprise of eternal significance might He be just itching for you to join Him with. Sit with Him quietly to find out.