WHAT ARE YOU SEEKING?

When Jesus’ first two disciples began to follow him, he turned to them and said, “What are you seeking?”  It’s a good question to ask myself as I start out on any adventure, enter into a time of discernment, attend worship, or even just interact with other people.  What am I seeking?

Usually I am on a quest for more meaning, more knowledge, answers to questions, for a connection of some kind, or even just something I need at the moment.  It’s good to know what I am truly seeking because then I am aware of what I am really needing, which makes finding it easier.   It also keeps my motives clear and pure.

The two disciples addressed Jesus as Rabbi, so they were probably going to him to be taught, to further their spiritual formation in some way.  John the Baptist had identified Jesus as the one whom he had been talking about, the Lamb of God sent by God to save the world from sin.  So they followed him and spent the day with him.  What they got was more than teaching.  Their short encounter with Jesus gave them a new life; they left everything and followed him the rest of their lives.

Their short encounter face to face with Jesus convinced their minds and changed their lives forever.  What they were seeking they found in him, before the three years of teachings, healings, and ministry.  HE is what they were seeking and they found him.

I was not coerced or convinced into a relationship with God by words, teachings, sermons, or signs.  I received and believed as I come face to face with him.  I was seeking and I found and knew in an instant that he is the fulfillment of all that I was seeking.