In today’s Gospel, Matthew 4: 18-22, we are told the story
of Jesus walking along the Sea of Galilee.
He sees two brothers fishing and says to them: “Come after me, and I will make you fishers
of men [of people].” He walks a little further
and sees two other brothers and He calls them likewise. All four men immediately leave their boats,
their families and friends to follow Jesus.
Wow! How is that for vocation
promotion! A simple “Come and follow me,” and immediately Jesus has four men
who join Him in His mission to devote all of their life to building up the
Kingdom of God, spreading the good news
of our salvation-- the Messiah has come—and growing in intimacy with the Lord,
hanging on to His every word. They stay with Him and learn from Him a new way
of living and loving and being: one with the will of the Father, as Jesus was
one with His Father’s will. They learn to surrender to the Spirit, who may, at any time, lead them out into the desert to confront Satan, to the shore of Galilee, or
wherever, to share the Good News, or to the cross to die to sin and overcome
darkness. The Spirit is truly their
counselor, consoler, and strength builder, as Jesus teaches them by word and
example!
It is being at one with the will of our God that is
the core of any vocation: religious life, marriage, priesthood, the diaconate or
the single lifestyle. To which vocation
in life is God calling you? God’s call goes further! To what
ministry/job/career is God inviting you to do the good for which you were
created and for which God gave you the talent to thrive and do the most good? To and in what task today does God invite you
to be His loving Presence, His compassionate understanding, or His reconciling
Voice?
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