The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, "Look, here is the Lamb of God!"  The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.  When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, "What are you looking for?"  They said to him, "Rabbi" (which translated means Teacher), "where are you staying?"  He said to them, "Come and see."  They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day.  It was about four o'clock in the afternoon.  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 is translated Anointed).  He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John.  You are to be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).

"Behold, the Lamb of God."  To mankind he is Shepherd.  To God he is a sacrificial victim.  Shepherd and Lamb together in the one God Man.

"What are you looking for?"  This is asked of everyone when we set out seeking.  Life!  The great mystery of the meaning of my life.  Truth.  Peace.  A shepherd for my soul.  Above all, my Creator and my Redeemer so that I may worship him forever in the heavenly choir, in the Liturgy which knows no end.  That, above all, is what I seek Lord, the fullest and unlimited expansion of my souls worship of you.  Can such a desire go unfulfilled?  It would be hell.  But you do not turn us away but say "Come, and you will see."  Why such goodness and generosity?  Because you died for us, "that all of us, whether awake or asleep, together might live with you." (1 Thessalonians 5.9-10)  Our desire is to worship you, your great desire is to have us live with you.  The aching longing of mankind and the Divine Ache will one day be answered in the eternal fulfillment of Love which began when God loved man first.

This event with Jesus, Andrew and (traditionally) John is then a microcosm of the great event of the Last Day when Christ will come to finally and permanently take us home with him.  It is also analogous to Christ's interaction with the soul.  His presence on earth in so many and varied ways draws us to seek him out.  Or perhaps another person or the Church is heard saying "Behold, the Lamb of God."  We pursue because we are drawn and when we draw near we hear it asked of us "What are you looking for?"  Our intentions are purified over sometimes a long period of time if we persevere.  We may have been seeking consolations or a thousand intentions.  But when we realize it is the person of Jesus himself for his own sake that we seek he draws us into his dwelling place.

"What do you seek?"  The world asks us that too.  Like a merchant displaying his many wares it holds out innumerable enticements.  The poor soul sees all the various pleasures and promises and thinks it can be satisfied therein.  It goes from one to another to another, wearying itself and never being satisfied.  As long as we exhaust ourselves with our search for just the right enticement, the Merchant of This World is satisfied.  Very well satisfied.  "A fine selection of apples these are, won't you try one?"