What are you looking for? Now there’s a question! It’s a question that can be asked a lot of different ways.
A salesperson approaches, shortly after you come into a store; or a family member catches you rifling through a drawer. “What are you looking for?” The question is friendly and helpful, a tad curious. A therapist or spiritual director asks it, or a close friend or spouse, and the question becomes more penetrating. “What are you looking for?” I mean – what are you really looking for? Security? Recognition? Enlightenment? A fight? There can even be a hint of disbelief in the question. “What are you looking for?” As in, do you even know? Or, does it actually exist? Maybe you are on a wild goose chase!
What are you looking for? These are the first words that Jesus utters in the Gospel of John. And the ones to whom they are addressed were not exactly ready for them... (read more)
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