Today we hear of the call of the first disciples who in due course are named as Apostles. Jesus, like John the Baptist, preaches that the time if fulfilled with the imminent coming of God's Kingdom as well as the need for repentance. He goes further to exhort the people "... believe in the good news." (Mk 1: 15) Jesus not only proclaims a message but it is he who is himself the Good News in person. He fulfills what he speaks. His call to the disciples is one that requires an immediate response. "Immediately they left their nets..." (Mk 1: 18) and "they left their father Zebedee" (Mk 1: 20) Jesus is a man of action and he asks that of others. As we begin 2021, especially those of us returning to employment, we can ask ourselves: "where we are putting our energies?" Are we procrastinating or still focused on the nets? Do we feel the urgency of Christ and his call to follow Him?
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