What Is My Call?

Our Gospel passage for today describes the call of the Twelve, a varied group, not the most likely to succeed, if a vote among their peers were to be taken, but somehow fitting into the plan of Jesus for the continuation of his mission once he returned to his Father's right hand. (cf. Mk 3:13-19). One would betray him, and one who would lead them and with the Power of the Holy Spirit with them, they would launch a community of believers numbering billions across the face of the earth. Before their encounter with Jesus, they had their lives, their jobs, their place in their villages.  There was nothing extraordinary about them.  Yet, how all that changed once they were singled out and called to follow Jesus.
We see this pattern over and over again in the lives of the saints, such as St. Marcellin Champagnat or Blessed Basil Moreau, founder of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, whose University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, is known throughout the world as an outstanding Catholic University.
Young Basil Moreau had no idea that when he became a priest he would found a Congregation of Priests, Sisters and Brothers; Marcellin Champagnat, a lad who dropped out of school and struggled with his studies, certainly had no idea that his work would lead to a global ministry in education.
None of us, has yet, a knowledge of the full extent of our lives and influence on others.  We await with open hearts, ears and arms to fulfill what God calls us to do, even some simple thing today, such as listening to another.
Bro. Rene