Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 4,18-22
Brothers and sisters:
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved.
For one believes with the heart and so is justified,
and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
The Scripture says,
No one who believes in him will be put to shame.
There is no distinction between Jew and Greek;
the same Lord is Lord of all,
enriching all who call upon him.
For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed?
And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard?
And how can they hear without someone to preach?
And how can people preach unless they are sent?
As it is written,
How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news!
But not everyone has heeded the good news;
for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed what was heard from us?
Thus faith comes from what is heard,
and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.
But I ask, did they not hear?
God calls you
1) Jesus saw. Jesus calls you. It is not that you choose the path, but rather that God puts in your heart that little seed that makes you follow him and fall in love with him day by day. Enjoying life being close to God will allow the relationship and the seed to grow.
2) Cast the nets. God appears in our everyday activities, and you will find him in the simple things in life. There is no schedule for God. He always gives himself. We must learn that there is not a time for God and another for others. Instead, with God at all times, you should give yourself to others.
3) Brothers and sisters. Following Jesus implies forming part of a community and spreading His word. The person who believes in God and follows Him cannot live in isolation. The person that follows Jesus belongs to and participates in a community and in a family.
God bless you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. And remember, Heaven is our goal!
