Thursday, January 4 : Saint John Chrysostom

When he had stayed with Jesus and learned a great deal, Andrew did not keep these riches to himself but made haste to run to his brother and share with him the benefits he had gained… Now note how Peter had a docile and obedient spirit from the beginning…, since he ran back without delay: «Andrew brought him to Jesus,» the evangelist says. Yet let no one accuse him of superficiality, as though he had blindly taken up his brother’s invitation. It is very likely that the latter had spoken to him in detail and at length. However, the evangelists suppress a great deal out of a concern for conciseness. In any case, it is not said that Peter believed on the spot but that his brother «led him to Jesus» so as to entrust him to him, so that Peter might be fully instructed by him. When John the Baptist said: «Behold the Lamb» and «He will baptize in Holy Spirit», he entrusted Christ with the task of more clearly teaching this doctrine himself. Even more so did Andrew do the same, for he did not consider himself capable of explaining everything. He led his brother to the very source of light, and with such great haste and joy that he did not hesitate for an instant to go there.

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