This coming Sunday is the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” 

As the two approached Jesus he turned and asked, “What are you looking for?” Jesus initiates the conversation and the question makes sense in the narrative flow. But also note that these are Jesus’ first words in this gospel and forms one of the central questions of the gospel: what do people seek when they follow Jesus? Continue reading →