John 1:29–34
The next day he saw Jesus coming towards him and
declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is
he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was
before me.’ I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for this
reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.” And John testified, “I saw the
Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. I myself did
not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on
whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the
Holy Spirit.’ And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son of
God.”
Reflection
When I hear of some atrocious barbarisms by one of
our race, and of the injustice and pain that people suffer through others’
wickedness, can I remember that this is the world Jesus entered, the burden him
took on himself?
Do I realize that the witness of me depended on what
was revealed to me in my prayer and on what I saw with my eyes?