Matthew 8: 18-22
When Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other shore. A scribe approached and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." Jesus answered him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head." Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, let me go first and bury my father." But Jesus answered him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead."
Dawg's Thought:
Today's prayer intention - for those you know who have fallen away from the Church.
I will follow You, Lord ...
I'm sure we can remember a time when life was simpler. I knew what my homework was. I knew that I had to clean up after the dog. I knew that I had to water the grass and the garden.
Now that I'm grown up, I know better why it is good to learn obedience. After all, when my friends would want to play baseball, I knew that I had to water the lawn first. At first, it was out of simply following the rules of my parents. As I grew up, though, it became knowing that if I didn't do these things, the plants would start to wither and the dog's area would ... well ...
Yet, there is also that part of me that waited until the morning to do my homework, and it showed. There is a part of me that still neglects cleaning certain parts of my home, and it shows.
I know that Our Lord's call won't be easy. It may involve forsaking comfort. In fact, it seems that it often does. It may involve accepting that I am not the person who God is calling for something I desire. If there is something that God has to teach me often, it is accepting that I am not called to serve in all the ways I want to serve. There are so many good things that I want to do, and because of that, so many ways that I have often experienced being rejected.
Yet, we know that God calls us, and in calling us, doesn't reject us.
I grew up as the youngest child, so I was often the one who had to help my dad work on the car. I used to hate the fact that I was the one who would pump the brakes, or hold the light as my dad looked at the engine. As a 10 year old, I am not skilled to fix a car, yet I played an integral part in keeping my family safe from harm.
As such, even though at this time I don't feel like I could be doing all that I can for God's kingdom, I am called to follow, and my command is unique.
Lord, help me to be obedient to how You call me, doing small things with great love.
Take care and God Bless.
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