1 John 2:29-3:6
John 1:29-34
What was John the Baptist’s mission?
John the Baptist was called by God into a public role as a witness and emissary, and his faithful response to God’s call is confirmed by the action of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus himself.
John’s testimony reminds us that knowing Jesus is not all our own work. ‘Knowing’ Jesus is both a gift and a grace, experienced as revelation and as a relationship, and asks of us the capacity to live with the mystery of his presence and yet make it manifest to others. Knowing Jesus invites us to be lifelong witnesses and yet always willing to learn; to repent of our sins and offer our sacrifices to God.
Whatever the moment, and regardless of the circumstances that lead us to faith, to know Jesus beyond merely knowing about him, is life itself. He has come not only to take away the sins of the world, as John reminds us, but, to reveal eternal life itself.
The Lamb of God! The name of Jesus is the sweetest sound
Fr Joseph Osho
