Matthew
4:18-22
As Jesus
was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called
Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen.
He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” At once
they left their nets and followed him. He walked along from there and saw two
other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a
boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them, and
immediately they left their boat and their father and followed him.
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Reflection:
Have you
had an experience of being called by your name?
Anyone
who calls your name will surely get your attention. You will stretch your neck
to look for that person who called you by your name. Why do you respond? You
respond for the simple reason that you assume that the one who called you by your
name knows you.
In the
gospel today Jesus called Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John all of them ordinary
fishermen. Did they know Jesus deeply beforehand? No, but Jesus certainly knew
the four fishermen otherwise He would not have called them.
Jesus
knew their sinfulness, their weaknesses and even their lack of education He
knew yet He called them. What does this call of the apostles tell us? This
tells us that notwithstanding our shortcomings whatever these shortcomings are the
Lord is still calling us to follow Him.
Jesus
knows about our failings and weaknesses, even our sinfulness He knows also; yet
He still calls us to follow Him. And become His partner in His mission to
advance the good news of our salvation.
Would we
respond to His perpetual call? Or would we continue to sit idly and be slaves
of this material and fleeting world?
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