Yesterday was the Feast of St. Andrew, the First Called Among the Apostles. It is noteworthy when John the Baptist said of Jesus, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" Peter and Andrew immediately followed our Lord. Just as they followed Him without hesitation, so too we must follow Him without and reservation or doubt. Our response should be what the High Priest, Eli, advised to Samuel to say when the Lord calls out: "Here I am, Lord!" That should be our response: here I am. We must be ready to follow, just as Peter and Andrew and the other Apostles left what they were doing and followed Him. Are we ready to follow the Lord? Again, we read in Romans what Paul said: I am not ashamed of the Gospel. We must also be ready to stand up when we are called, ready to say, here I am. And when we stand before the Lord, He will raise us up and confirm us before the Father, for we answered His call when He needed us.
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