READINGS AT MASS
Isaiah 49:3, 5-6
Psalm 40
1Cor 1:1-3
Jn. 1:29-34
Dear friends in Christ, N'wokafu YESU KRISTO...
Beloved, in our Gospel text for today, John the Baptist saw Jesus coming towards them and immediately told his disciples to behold the Lamb of God. John identified and pointed Him out as the one we must behold.
Beloved, Jesus Christ is not a theory that we can only talk about. He is a concrete reality. Every now and then, He passes by yearning for Christians to point Him out to people who would follow and experience Him.
It is not enough to speak about Jesus, we must also find ways of pointing Him out to people even if it means losing our position and popularity.
In a world where preachers have become celebrities and Christian are full of themselves, Jesus Christ needs to be reintroduced. In a world where the name (Jesus) is popular but His actual person is so scarce; in a world where the closest introduction we have to Jesus is the phrase, "you have to see my Pastor." Christians must take up the task of reintroducing Jesus.
Jesus Christ must be clearly identified and pointed out. Like John the Baptist, we must learn how to introduce people to Jesus and allow Him to do His work in them.
PRAYER
Almighty God and Father, May I behold the person and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Eucharist whenever the priest points you out to me in that sustance. Amen.
May God bless you.
-Rev. Fr. Kenneth Debre
Sunday, January 18, 2026.
St. Peter Parish, Vakpo.
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