Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, and said about him: ‘Look, truly an Israelite, there is nothing deceitful in him’.

Nathanael said to him: ‘How do you know me?’ Jesus answered: ‘I saw you while you were under the fig tree, before Philip called you.’ Nathanael answered ‘Rabbi, you are the son of God, King of Israel!’

Jesus replied: ‘Do you believe because I said that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things that these. Amen, amen, I say to you all – you will see the heavens standing open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man. ‘

Be thou a bright flame before me,
Be thou a guiding star above me
Be thou a smooth path below me
Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me
Today – tonight -forever
Amen.

St Columba