There are dozens upon dozens of ways to center this text and there are a lot of beautiful nuances to the language and verb tenses chosen by the author that uplift greater meaning. And so, if you aren’t finding what you’re looking for in this commentary, I encourage you to read Karoline Lewis’ commentary on John[1] (see footnote for link) or Gail R. O’Day and Susan E. Hylen’s commentary on John[2] (see footnote for link). There are good themes around invitation (come and see), finding and being found, and witnessing that can be found in this text (but it is more than I can cover in this commentary). For me, what’s sticking out this week is identity.