St. Andrew

John 1:35-42

The daily office readings for today were pretty grim. But it's also the feast of Saint Andrew, so I'm going to cheat and use those readings instead.

This is the reading where Jesus steals John's disciples...or where he meets Andrew and his brother Simon-Cephas-Peter.

The part I find the most intriguing is when Jesus asks "What are you looking for?" and is answered with "Where are you staying?"

I wonder if Andrew knew what he was looking for that day. His answer indicates that, whatever he was looking for, he knew he had found it. I wonder if any of us are so lucky, or if we're like the U2 song and still haven't found what we're looking for.


The feast of Saint Andrew, the first apostle, is the first of the new liturgical year. And the question of "What are you looking for?" is well-placed amidst our secular preparations for Christmas. Are we looking for more stuff? The biggest and best present of the year? Or are we looking for more? Andrew and Simon-Cephas-Peter find the Messiah, the Anointed. Perhaps we can as well, if we take the time to stop and think about what it is we are truly looking for.