What are you looking for? [Epiphany 2A - John 1:29-42]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson John 1:29-42 What are you looking for? Something gave them away. Perhaps it was the persistent crunch of the sand beneath their feet, the slap of their well-worn sandals, the untimely snap of a stick. Today it would be because one of them forgot to silence their cell phone; but this story takes place in a much older world. They stalked him like a pair of eager bounty hunters, tracking his every sanctified step, until something gave them away. And Jesus turned and he saw them. And they found themselves in the crosshairs of a question that turned them to stone before shattering them completely, a question that changed their lives for good: “What are you looking for?” Following Jesus was not exactly their idea. They pursued this mysterious stranger at the prompting of their chosen master. It was John, John the Baptist, who piqued their curiosity – a curiosity that set them on their quest. I...