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 you
respond to His perpetual call? Or would you continue to sit idly and be slaves
of this material and fleeting world?
The wisdom
filled choice is to always respond and become a follower of Jesus. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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