Transcript
In the Bible, the image of the Lamb is mentioned many times, that image is no longer strange but has become very close, familiar and a unique symbol. In the Old Testament, the blood of the Lamb saved the people of Israel, now it becomes complete in the New Testament when God sent His Son – the Lamb to save humanity, the Lamb sacrificed to God. Jesus is the Lamb of God – the beloved Son, the only one sent to the world to free humanity from the slavery of sin. “Look, there is the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world”, Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Augustine emphasised that the Lamb is a symbol of innocence and of righteousness. The innocent died for the guilty, the righteous died for humanity to restore the grace lost through sin. Through the introduction of Saint John in today’s Gospel, how have we come to know Jesus? Is Jesus just a historical person or is He also the Saviour? Are we living the faith in the redemption that Christ has done? Do we have the experience of meeting God and listening to His voice speaking to us through the events of our lives, through nature, the universe, and all things? Our mission as disciples is to affirm our faith and witness that faith to others as Saint John did in the Gospel and as many generations before us have done. Amen.