When we first meet a person often one of the first questions
we ask is what do you for work? It is a reflection of our culture that in order
to know a person we need to know what occupies most of their waking hours.
Often it can relate to a person’s paid employment and there can be a reticence
to give an answer which may diminish us in the eyes of the other. When we find
out what a person does for a living we can also start to make assumptions about
the person without really becoming familiar with who they are.
The same dilemma is present when people encounter the person
of Jesus. They want to believe in what he does rather than in who he is. They
seek to discover the works of Jesus rather than the person of Jesus. They miss
the substance of who he is and what he offers. Rather than looking for the
quick fix and the instant gratification of people’s hunger he offers a
relationship which will satisfy their whole life. At the heart of our lives is
an offer of discovering a person who promises eternal life and who sees our
lives as having eternal value. We are not just called to know about him but to
believe in him and live in relationship with him.
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