The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee.
Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”
Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked.
“Come and see,” said Philip.
John 1: 43-46
Come and See
Lord, forgive my unmoving and unseeing heart.
Your invitation still stands to come and see.
Come and See.
Come – turn away from my worldly desires and behaviors.
See – you waiting for me to come.
Come – run into your open loving arms.
See – your smile, feel your tender embrace.
Come – lend a helping hand to those who you bring my way.
See – others through your eyes of love, acceptance and forgiveness.
Come – your invitation to not only spend time with you, but to know you intimately, to dance with you, to become like you.
See – where you lead even down the dark paths, knowing you are with me.
Come – to be with others during their doubts, hurts and discouragements.
See – to see with my heart, knowing your presence, even when I can’t see you with my eyes.
Come – be so close I feel your breath upon my lips and sway to the rhythm of your heartbeat.
See – your hands holding me, protecting me, loving me.
Come and See – Lord, what a gracious invitation.
Come and See – Lord, help me say this with my heart daily.
Come and See – Lord, help me repeat this to others who need to see you too.
Lord, I come.
Lord, I see.
Come and See.
Beautiful and inspiring, Jean. I exult in the ways I have seen God uphold, protect,and demonstrate his love. I want to come before him as a willing participant, ready to lend a helping hand to those he brings my way. (Let it be so, Lord Jesus!) Thank you for this poetic challenge.
I like your phrase, Nancy about being a willing participant. what a good prayer to say. Thanks for sharing that insight. hope you have a great weekend!!
Oh, yes! Come and see! The Lord is standing at the ready, each and every day. Beautiful reflection, Jean!
Thanks Martha. I am amazed at the simplicity of this verse. I tend to make things so complicated – simple is better. hope you are having a great week.
We did this same passage (plus a little more) for lectio with at my Centering Prayer retreat last weekend. It was wonderful! (Both the lectio and the retreat!) I’m going to share about it on my blog when I can collect my thoughts on it.
I love what you share about “come and see.” That stands out to me too. So much to see if we’ll just show up and open our eyes.
I know Lisa the more I practice lectio the more I learn, the more I am open, the more I hear God. How neat you used this verse too. Simple yet powerful verse. Hope you are having a great week.
Hi Jean! How powerful the invitation. Come and See. So simple, yet so important. Just reading your reflections made me so peaceful. Both of these ‘commands’ are invitation, and ask us to be open and ready to receive. Another way to say it is, “show up”. But show up ready to be enlightened.
Have a blessed Sunday my friend,
Ceil
Yes Ceil, this message is so simple yet powerful Guess there is a good lesson in thinking and doing that way. I have read simplicity as a spiritual discipline but tell you, it is far from one I practice. Maybe God is waking me up to that. Show up is a great insight -thanks for sharing that. Hope you are healing!