The moment the gaze of Jesus fell upon Matthew sitting at his tax collector's post and the simple invitation, "Come, follow me." hit his ears, his life changed forever. He left his desk and post, and, indeed followed Jesus. He began with a banquet to which he invited Jesus and his disciples as well as the Pharisees, wrote the beautiful Gospel we cherish, and preached the kingdom as commanded by Jesus. No doubt he recalled and pondered this turning point in his life over and over, ever gaining energy and motivation from it.
St. Paul tells the Ephesians to "live in a manner worthy of the call they had received, "with humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserved the unit of the Spirit through the bond of peace: one Body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all." (Eph 4: 2-6). While we most likely will not write a Gospel, preach in foreign lands or suffer martyrdom, we ARE CALLED to live in this manner and we can do it if we look to the gaze of Jesus and open our ears and hearts to the invitations he presents daily, even minute by minute. Let us ponder the calls we have received and there find the same energy that spurred us into action then.
Bro. Rene
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