Finding Jesus

  

Meditating on this verse today and it struck me how many times I walk away from the presence of Jesus by just following the ‘caravan’ of my own schedule and plans. I abandon the temple of His presence to make my dwelling in the world. I march to the beat of the worlds drum rather than draw near enough to Him to hear His voice.

Jesus was in His Father’s house. He is always trying to lead us back to His Father’s house. 

When the Israelites wandered in the wilderness they only moved when the pillar of cloud went before them during the day and the pillar of fire went before them at night.

Guide my wandering steps Lord. Help me be attentive to You and remain close by your side so you may always be first in my sight. 

The finding of Jesus in the Temple

Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.” And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand what he said to them. He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. (Luk 2,41-51)