Mark 1:17
Jesus said to them,
"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."
In today's Gospel, we hear two simple words that Jesus says to these ordinary fishermen, "Follow me." Usually when you hear this, you hear these two words as a command. But here, it should be heard as an invitation. With an invitation, you have the ability to say yes, or no. Jesus did not command these ordinary men, Peter, Andrew, James, and John; but rather, he invited them to follow him out of their own will. They all chose to say yes and because of their 'yesses', their lives changed forever. The Lord gives us that same free will, to either say yes or no, to his daily invitation to follow him.
Lord, help me to follow you today, not out of obligation, but out of total love for you. As you called the disciples to leave everything, to follow you, and to share in your mission, help me respond to you today with that same yes. May nothing stop me from generously responding to your daily call to follow you, and create in me a thankful heart that you would call me, an ordinary person, to a life with you which is beyond extraordinary.
Get to know our seminarians! Today's reflection was written by:
Andrew Zsebedics, Sophomore
Home parish: St. Lawrence
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