We Are All Called To Do the Work of Jesus
Friends,
In today’s scriptures, we hear the famous story of the boy Samuel being called by God. Then in the Gospel we hear Jesus beginning to call his followers, and those men will become the foundation stones of the early Catholic Church. It is very good and salutary to hear these stories and to re-live them. However, it is vitally important to hear Jesus calling each one of us to come and follow him and to continue the important work that He only started. I am very certain that Jesus has a plan for each one of us. In our Baptism, the priest gave a lighted candle to our godparents and said: “Receive the Light of Christ. Parents and godparents, this light is entrusted to you to be kept burning brightly. This child has been enlightened by Christ. He/she is to walk always as a child of the light. May he/she keep the flame of faith alive in his/her heart. When the Lord comes, may he/she go out to meet him with all the saints the heavenly kingdom.”
In Baptism, we are called by name by Christ, just as Jesus called his first disciples. We have to continue the work of Jesus to feed the poor, heal the sick, bury the dead, preach the Good News. We are all disciples of the Lord, just as much as Peter, James and John. What a wonderful task the Lord has given us. All we have to do is to be faithful and follow the example of Jesus.
Peace,
Fr. John Maxwell
