Second Sunday In Ordinary Time [2012]

Picture from radiantfear.blogspot.com via googl.com "Jesus turned round, saw them following and said,  'What do you want?'  They answered, 'Rabbi' -- which means Teacher --  'where do you live?'   He replied, 'Come and see' ..." - John 1: 38-39

We learn about Jesus Christ our Lord through other persons, sometimes through events in their lives but still, seeks understanding of such events through other persons, because we cannot physically meet him now. We meet Christ through other people and through the institution which He has left to represent Him and continue His saving acts, the Church and the Sacraments. It is logical that when we want to learn about a person we do the necessary things in order to get information about that person and if possible we try to meet him to get first hand information and get better understanding of him. With Jesus we come to know Him best by reading the Holy Bible, studying the history of the Church He has instituted, and taking advantage of the Sacraments which He has instituted to be the continuing signs of salvation. Moreover, we must do our best to find out all about the Lord through the proper institutions and to be given the proper explanation of the Holy Bible from the same institutions. We must keep in mind that Jesus did not just went away after His resurrection to leave us with nothing to guide us. He left us the Church to continue His teachings and actions. The authority He received from God the Father He delegated upon the Church. He gave the keys of heaven to Peter [see Matthew 16:18] and He blew the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles to forgive or retain sins [see John 20:23]. We also have to constantly pray so that we may be able to find out His will for us in our daily lives. It is by prayer that we could discern His will for us just as He prayed a lot to the Father while He was here on earth so that He would be constantly in communion with the Father. Through prayer we could also establish our friendship with the Lord and our being children of the Father. Through prayer we let the Holy Spirit grow within us thereby making our bodies truly His temple. Let us do our best to know more our Lord Jesus Christ that we may be able to be more effective apostles of His friendship and love to everyone.