Jesus draws out responses. He wants people to leave their old securities behind and follow him. He calls the ordinary and the excluded; fishermen, tax collectors, political zealots and lepers. People respond - the disciples leave everything to become his followers; a leper falls at his feet; and some men dismantle a roof. This is the first day of the rest of their lives; lives which forever would be changed. The presence of Jesus transforms peoples’ priorities.
• ‘When Christ calls a person, he bids them come and die’ (Dietrich Bonhoeffer). How does the call of Jesus make you feel?
• What does it mean for you to follow Jesus today?
• Is there anything you need to leave behind?
• What does it mean for you not to centre your world on your career or your brokenness?
