35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”
41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus.
It is not always clear what God would have us do, and when we set about doing what it is we think God has called us to do, it does not always end up as we expected it to be.
We easily can identify with Isaiah, “I have worked, but how hopeless it is! I have used up my strength, but have accomplished nothing.” Is. 49:4
How can I know what is God’s calling for me, God’s will, purpose in the here and now as well as tomorrow?
Dr. Martin Marty offers this advice: “The call of God is always to witness and witness means to be at risk.”
To be a disciple is to live with a faith which goes beyond our comprehension and it is to risk living as if this is certainly true. It is to take risks - risks in forgiving others, helping others, even telling others about our Lord, - our hopes and dreams all the way to eternity.
Martin Niemoeller reminds us
in succinct words what can happen
when we don’t take faith risks in
our discipleship.
Prayer thought for the week: “Lord, give me the courage to take risks, when my heart,
touched by your love, tells me to do so.”
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