1/11/10 c-blog, RESPONDING TO THE CALL, Holy Fam Artesia (630), "Jesus began new mission...proclaiming...repentance & change of heart..change ways...Jesus giving this beautiful talk......begins to choose, call disciples...simon & andrew...make you fishers of men..then he sees james & john, sons of zebedee..come after me..kingdom of God..they too leave...as Jesus called them, they respond to the call.....make you fishers of men...come w/ your child to mass...every opportunity,..bringing to church..every opp to teach...telling them stories of faith..."
1 Samuel 1:1-8 "There was a certain man from Ramathaim, Elkanah by name, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite He had two wives, one named Hannah, the other Peninnah; Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless. This man regularly went on pilgrimage from his city to worship the LORD of hosts and to sacrifice to him at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were ministering as priests of the LORD. When the day came for Elkanah to offer sacrifice he used to give a portion each to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters, but a double portion to Hannah because he loved her, though the LORD had made her barren. Her rival, to upset her, turned it into a constant reproach to her that the LORD had left her barren. This went on year after year; each time they made their pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the LORD Peninnah would approach her, and Hannah would weep and refuse to eat. Her husband Elkanah used to ask her: Hannah, why do you weep, and why do you refuse to eat? Why do you grieve? Am I not more to you than ten sons?"
Mark 1:14-20 "After John had been arrested, This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel. As he passed by the Sea of Galilee he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. Then they left their nets and followed him He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John... too were in a boat mending their nets. Then he called them So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him "..
