Deacon Tom Writes,
“Decision Time”
Making
important decisions is seldom easy. St. Matthew recounts the story of ordinary
men who were running a successful business when they were asked to make a
decision. Their encounter with Christ causes them to alter the course of their
lives. They set out in a new direction to face the uncertainties of life with a
new certainty….that all is not contained in this life, but rather, the greater
reality is yet to come.
In
deciding to follow Jesus these men became witnesses to the life transforming
possibilities that Christ brought to every person and every situation he
encountered during his brief ministry. Because they decided to follow Jesus, it
is through their eyes and through their stylists these events have been written
down and preserved by Holy Mother Church. Today these words come alive for us
here and now. We now are asked how we respond to Christ’s invitation to “Come after me…”
We
all have received a calling from God. We all have a unique and specific purpose
in life that belongs to each of us individually. If we do not accept this call,
if we don’t set out to accomplish the specific task God has given us, then that
work, that effort, remains undone.
Today
our Gospel prompts us to look into our lives and see how we have responded to
the call that we have received, the call to love God and neighbor, the call to
forgive those who hurt us, the call to live our lives in a spirit of wonder and
awe knowing God is with us, always present in our lives, always seeking to
bestow his abundant graces upon us just as he did to those we read about today.
What he does for them he will do for everyone who makes a decision to follow
him.
Enjoy
the day!
Deacon
Tom
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