‘Follow me.’ This is Jesus' simple command, simple request, in the Gospel passage from today's Mass. On this 4th day of Lent, Jesus challenges us to ask ourselves who or what do we really follow in our daily lives, and how can we follow him more closely eacha nd every day.
People fill their days and lives following all sorts of things – money, issues, people. Even in the church we can very easily follow the wrong things.
Some people follow preachers; they shop around until they find a pastor they like. But Jesus said, ‘Follow me.’
Others follow their pet issues; they become obsessed with immigration, or health care, or government, or abortion, or gun control, or the end times. But Jesus said, ‘Follow me.’
Some follow a particular denomination; those who belong to that denomination are true Christians, and those who don’t….well, we will pray for them but we don’t want to have much to do with them. But Jesus said, ‘Follow me.’
And who can follow? Anyone, even a tax collector like Levi. It matters not who we are or where we have been. Jesus simply says to us: ‘Follow me.’
May our continued journey through this Lenten season allow us to more closely follow Jesus in all that we say and all that we do, so that in sharing in his Passion and Cross, we might also come one day to share with him in the glories of the Father’s Kingdom of true and lasting peace.
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