Words of Spirit and Life

~~~ Feast of Saint Andrew, the Apostle ~~~

 

~~~ Romans 10:9-18 ~~~ Psalm 19 ~~~ Matthew 4:18-22 ~~~

 

For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be enriched.

Jesus meets you where you are and begins to make your life more fruitful.

Paul says the Lord sends some to preach...through the preaching his words will be heard...if his words are heard then people

will come to believe...if people believe they will call on him.

How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news!

 

When the Lord enters into your life you will never be the same.

Faith comes from what is heard and what is heard

comes through the words of Christ.

 

Andrew heard the words from the mouth of Jesus and immediately he believed.

 

Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.

 

When you hear the words of the Lord; the life you knew before is forever changed.

Consider the Blessed Mother, Mary; when she heard the words

of the Lord her life was immediately changed.

 

The day Peter and Andrew were called by the Lord they were going about

their normal daily routine. They were working their family fishing business.

They were respected contributing members of the community.

They were loved by their families.

They were most likely happy with their productive lives.

 

 

 

Imagine if today a stranger came up to you and said these very same words...

"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."

 

Would you be willing to leave all that you knew to follow a stranger?

Sitting here today I can honestly say I probably would not

immediately walk away from where I am.

 

When Jesus calls us he considers our talents and gifts;

 enriching them for his use.

We are called to leave behind our former ways.

We are called to come follow him.

We are invited to something better without knowing

what it will be or how it will manifest itself.

  

 On this last day of November and the end of this section of Ordinary Time

we are given the images of beautiful feet bringing the word of the Lord to others.

 

We are also reminded that receiving Christ into your life is accompanied by your desire to be enriched...to be brought into a new life...a new purpose for living.

 

The words of the Lord are Spirit and Life...

a new life; for he makes all things new.

The Spirit of the Lord enriches our life each and every day.