The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples; and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What do you seek?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?" He said to them, "Come and see." They came and saw where he was staying; and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first found his brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter). (John 1:35-42 RSV)
The story of the firts two disciples going with Jesus and spending the day with him usually focuses on St Andrew going off and finding his brother, Peter and bringing him to Jesus. Andrew is rightly lauded for not being afraid to proclaim the Gospel and bring others the Good News of Jesus. But there is something else important that the focus on Andrew as evangelist tends to overlook. It is the fact that these two disciples, and presumably Peter as well, spent the rest of the day with Jesus. They allowed the world to do without them for a time and they spent the day with Jesus; listening to and talking with Him. How often do we take Jesus seriously enough to just spend some time with Him, without any of the multitude of distractions that tend to fill our lives? Perhaps this Lent we should daily take a time out from the world; no phones, no TV, no radio and just invest some time getting to know Jesus again.
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