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Monday, November 30, 2015

He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” At once, they left their nets and followed him.
(Matthew 4:19-20)

In this account by Matthew, there is no indication that the disciples had met you before, my Jesus, but in John’s Gospel, Andrew and John were disciples of John the Baptist and had already encountered you. Either way, they were ready when you called to them.

Am I ready, Lord? What are you calling for me to leave behind? Am I tangled in my own nets? Free me from them by making me your servant.

To follow you, I must lose my sense of security. I will gain trust in you. I surrender my will in order to be engulfed in your love and to participate in your divine plan. I give up my livelihood and you set me to work wherever I am needed, whether in your vineyard or on your boat. Let me follow you at once and not look behind.

I do not know what will happen tomorrow, what I will do next week, or how much longer I will live in this world. Give me faith to trust without knowing. Now, as I plan my chores, check my calendar, and meet with those I have agreed to see, remind me that you are beckoning to me and might surprise me at the next turn. Let my “yes” be already on my lips.

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