We Have Found the Messiah
After Andrew had
stayed with Jesus and had learned much from him, he did not keep this treasure
to himself, but hastened to share it with his brother. Notice what Andrew said
to him: We have found the Messiah,
that is to say, the Christ. Notice
how his words reveal what he has learned in so short a time. They show the
power of the master who has convinced them of this truth. They reveal the zeal
and concern of men preoccupied with this question from the very beginning.
Andrew’s words reveal a soul waiting with the utmost longing for the coming of
the Messiah, looking forward to his appearing from heaven, rejoicing when he
does appear, and hastening to announce so great an event to others. To support
one another in the things of the spirit is the true sign of good will between
brothers, of loving kinship and sincere affection.
Notice, too, how,
even from the beginning, Peter is docile and receptive in spirit. He hastens to
Jesus without delay. He brought him to Jesus, says the evangelist. But Peter must
not be condemned for his readiness to accept Andrew’s word without much
weighing of it. It is probable that his brother had given him, and many others,
a careful account of the event; the evangelists, in the interest of brevity,
regularly summarise a lengthy narrative. Saint John does not say that Peter
believed immediately, but that he brought him to Jesus. Andrew was to hand him over to Jesus,
to learn everything for himself. There was also another disciple present, and
he hastened with them for the same purpose.
When John the Baptist
said: This is the Lamb, and he baptizes in the Spirit, he left the
deeper understanding of these things to be received from Christ. All the more
so would Andrew act in the same way, since he did not think himself able to
give a complete explanation. He brought his brother to the very source of
light, and Peter was so joyful and eager that he would not delay even for a
moment.
Source: The Liturgy of the Hours – Office of
Readings
From a sermon of St John Chrysostom on St John's gospel
Image taken from Wikimedia Commons
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