Scripture
John 1:29
Isaiah 49:3,5-6; Psalms 40:2,4,7-10; I Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:29-34
Sermon Week/Year
In a little reflection on his growing up years, a popular radio personality of the Seventies1 wrote …
ìI first saw the light of day in a fifth-floor walkup tenement on the Lower East side of New York City. There were six of us in that one-bedroom apartment. Even so, company was always coming to stay with us for weeks at a time. And when someone would call attention to the overcrowded apartment, my mother would answer, ìWhen there is room in the heart, there is always room in the house.î
The scene in todayís Gospel Episode takes place at the very beginning of Jesusí ministry …
Seeing Jesus coming toward him John says, ìLook, there is the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the worldî (Jn. 1:29).
ìOn the following day John the Baptist and two of his followers stare hard at Jesus as He passes by. John again says, ëLook, there is the Lamb of God.í Hearing this, the two…
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