MATTHEW 9:9-13
And when Jesus passed on from hence, he saw a man sitting in the custom house, named Matthew; and he saith to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him. And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners? But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill. Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners.
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners? But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill. Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners.
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How should I relate with other people who are not believing in Christ, who fail to recognize the beauty of following Him, and who openly engage in sin?
Lord, help me to serve as a physician not only of the body, but also of the soul.
The homily for today's Mass echoed what many of my previous blog posts have reminded me without end: what stops me from fully following Christ? What stops me from leaving everything and following Him? When?
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Saint Matthew and Saint Francis Xavier, pray for us.
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