Today we
celebrate the feast of St. Bartholomew.
The apostle Bartholomew is mentioned in the lists of the apostles in the
New Testament, but many Scripture scholars identify him as Nathaniel, which is
the reason for the Gospel we hear today.
Nathaniel is a man from Cana in Galilee who is summoned to Jesus by
Philip. When Philip tells Nathaniel that
they have found Jesus, Nathaniel wonders how anything good can come from
Nazareth. Philip invites Nathaniel to
come & see for himself.
Like Nathaniel, we come to our faith with our preconceived
notions and prejudices, with the judgments and assumptions we make that can
hinder us along our journey. Yet,
Nathaniel does go to see Jesus for himself, and Jesus immediately pays him a
compliment, saying that there is no duplicity or deceitfulness about him. Even in the midst of his flaws and his
prejudices, Nathaniel seeks the truth.
In the midst of our flaws and short-comings, may we also
genuinely seek out our faith just as Nathaniel did. May we never give up in seeking out truth,
which we can only find in God.
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