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“What are you looking for?” That’s the question, isn’t it? It’s a question about identity and purpose. It’s a question about what we should do and who we should follow. When Jesus asked that question of those who would become his disciples, he was not critiquing their life choices. He was not telling them that up to that point they had been wasting their lives. He was inviting them to “Come and See” in order to decide for themselves whether to participate in something bigger, something more. He was inviting them to experience God’s love for them and to extend that love to others. After being raised from the dead, Jesus appeared to his followers, but one of them, Thomas, was not with them. Later, with Thomas in the room with the others, Jesus again appeared. He patiently accepted Thomas’s demand to see the nail holes in his hand and the spear wound in his side, and it was only after that that Jesus said, “Do not doubt but believe.” Long before that gracious acquiescence, Jesus first asked his disciples to follow him by saying simply, “Come and see.” No demands. No pyrotechnics. Just an invitation to watch and listen as they lived with him, walked with him, ate with him. That same invitation is extended to us during this Epiphany Season: “Come and See.” Steve Sylvester - January 4, 2026
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“What are you looking for?” That’s the question, isn’t it? It’s a question about identity and purpose. It’s a question about what we should do and who we should follow. When Jesus asked that question of those who would become his disciples, he was not critiquing their life choices. He was not telling them that up to that point they had been wasting their lives. He was inviting them to “Come and See” in order to decide for themselves whether to participate in something bigger, something more. He was inviting them to experience God’s love for them and to extend that love to others. After being raised from the dead, Jesus appeared to his followers, but one of them, Thomas, was not with them. Later, with Thomas in the room with the others, Jesus again appeared. He patiently accepted Thomas’s demand to see the nail holes in his hand and the spear wound in his side, and it was only after that that Jesus said, “Do not doubt but believe.” Long before that gracious acquiescence, Jesus first asked his disciples to follow him by saying simply, “Come and see.” No demands. No pyrotechnics. Just an invitation to watch and listen as they lived with him, walked with him, ate with him. That same invitation is extended to us during this Epiphany Season: “Come and See.” Steve Sylvester - January 4, 2026
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