Stop what you're doing

In today's Gospel (Matthew 4:18-22), four men are very busy working hard at their jobs when suddenly our Lord walks up and tells them to follow him.

They drop what they are doing and follow the Lord's call.

You and I may often be very busy: with our jobs, errands, and so forth.

Are we listening for the call of the Lord?

How ready are we to drop what we are doing and do what the Lord wants us to do?

This does not mean neglecting our obligations to our children or other solemn godly commitments (although we need to be careful about our rationalizations).

Nor does this just mean a call from God to a vocation (although it may be that as well).

Sometimes it is a call to do just one simple thing or to say one simple word of faith or kindness.

Very often we may be busily engaged in the stuff of our daily lives: checking off our list of things to do or perhaps just heavily involved in enjoying life's pleasures.

Very often in the midst of our busy lives, the Lord may be calling us to stop what we are doing and to be an instrument of his truth and love: to reach out to a person in need, to plant a seed of faith, or to help someone step more fully into the light of Christ's truth.

Are we listening for the call of the Lord?

How ready are we to drop what we are doing and do what the Lord wants us to do?