When Jesus called Matthew to leave his tax collector's table to follow him, something extraordinary happened. Not only did he do what might be considered "impossible", leaving a lucrative business, but he rose up and followed Jesus. The Greek verb is the same one used to describe the resurrection. Jesus rose from the dead...Matthew rose to new life, Matthew was born again. A complete change.
Jesus calls us in the same way, that is, to leave behind a behavior, an ambition, a goal, a dream, s plan, a career, a profession, to rise to a new level, even one we think unachievable, and find our true mission and purpose in life. Matthew's call is most often linked to the call to priesthood or a vocation to the consecrated life and certainly it applies well (would that more would respond as he did,,,and they are and will) but the challenge to rise to a closer relationship with Jesus comes to all. We use the excuse that what he is asking is impossible. Matthew shows us that it is not. Why refuse the call to a more complete happiness over holding on to what fails to satisfy?
Bro. Rene
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