Elder Parishioners, You are God's Gift to Me
Today we hear the familiar passage about Jesus calling a few of the disciples to be “fishers of men” and we may ask ourselves how Jesus is calling us to more.
In the past I always viewed this passage from the lens of Jesus calling me to a particular vocation or type of service, until I had found the forms of vocation, work, and service that felt right and fitting to me and asked God where to go next. What could this passage mean for a person who's doing everything she feels called to right now?
He then challenged me to “be more” vs. do more.
And so it is, as my life has unfolded, I’ve realized that God calls us to more in three distinct ways:
If we answer the call to more in each of these ways, there’s no question that we will not only repent, believe, and turn towards God, but also be fishers of men and bring light to the dark shadow places our own lives and those of others – the calls of today’s Gospel.