The Call

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 Rom 10:9-18, Mt 4:18-22 

Jesus Calls His First Disciples

Mt 4: 18-22

¹⁸ As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” ²⁰ At once they left their nets and followed him.

²¹ Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, ²² and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

St. Paul tells us in this passage from Romans that "faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ." (Rm 10: 17)  The first four Apostles HEARD the call to follow Jesus, leaving their nets, to become fishers of people. Advent is certainly a time for major listening to the prophet Isaiah, and through him, to what Jesus is asking of us: to be one of his followers, one to witness for him and carry on the message TODAY that he gave us 2,000 years ago. It's a huge challenge, but over these 2,000 years countless men and women have heard it and acted  upon it.  May we take some time today to LISTEN, to HEAR, and to ACT on what we hear!

Bro. Rene