Feast of St Andrew, brother of Peter, one of Jesus’ first disciples. A follower of John the Baptist, he tagged along after Jesus who asked him, “What are you seeking?” Andrew answered, “Where are you staying?” Immediately probably kicking himself for asking such a lame question.
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But Jesus could read what was in Andrew’s heart, and his reply answered all of his questions: “Come and see.” I thought of that exchange at the memorial service for Daniel Berrigan. We came to him with questions—what does it mean to be a peacemaker? His answer: Come and see.
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When I first met Dorothy Day (at 19) I’d spent much time devising the best question. At the moment all I could think of was “How do you reconcile Catholicism and anarchism?” (Note to self: Stupid!) She replied, “It’s never been a problem for me.” I.e., “Come and see.”
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We don’t know Jesus (or any great spiritual teacher) just by posing questions, but by following along, spending time in their company, seeing how they live, learning their ways. So the disciples came to see where Jesus “was staying,” in hopes of staying with him forever.