"Behold, the Lamb of God"

John was standing with two of his followers when Jesus walked by. He says to them: "Look, the Lamb of God". These two disciples immediately leave John and follow Jesus. Jesus, realizing that someone is following Him, turns and asks them for what are they looking. The disciples of John want to know where Jesus is staying and He invites them to come and see.  One of those disciples is Andrew, the brother of Peter, goes to find his brother and says to him: "We have found the Messiah," and brings Peter to Jesus (John 1: 35-42).

Imagine being one of those disciples! What would you do when John says: "Look, the Lamb of God"! Remember that the Jews are very familiar with the idea of a "lamb, without blemish" being sacrificed and its blood sprinkled on the doorposts of their homes so that the angel of death would know to pass over that house (the tenth plague of the first born of both beasts and humans being taken).  They'd celebrate the Passover very year--being freed from the slavery of Egypt--just as we celebrate Easter every year, celebrating our freedom from the slavery of sin.  "Behold the Lamb of God!"

No wonder Andrew is so excited. For centuries, the Jews are awaiting the coming of the Messiah and here He is!  What excitement for the Jews living at the time of Jesus' birth. Some believed immediately. Others bulked at the idea. Others never came to the point of believing that Jesus was/is the Messiah. 

What about you and I? Do we believe that Jesus dwells in our midst? Do we believe in the Risen Christ present in the consecrated Host, present in the Scriptures, present in our midst, dwelling, in fact, in our very being, awaiting our acknowledgement of who He is, believing that He is God made flesh come to set us free and make us whole?