Finding Wisdom on St Matthew's Day
Matthew, apostle and evangelist, was one of those who left everything, including his ill-gotten wealth, to become a disciple of Jesus. You can read part of his story in Matthew 9: 9 - 13. Last year in Dropping Everything I used an image of a painting by Len Peralto to reflect on Matthew's life-changing decision to leave his way of life and follow Jesus. 'Calling' is about how Jesus came to meet Levi (aka Matthew) at his usual place of work, how Jesus saw something better in Matthew than others saw and how Jesus then enjoyed a banquet with Matthew and his disreputable friends. When criticized for this, Jesus said he had come for sinners not for those who thought they were OK. Jesus was not as choosy about the company he kept as we are. The collect prayer for today asks for "...grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain and the possessive love of riches" to follow in the way of Jesus Christ. I chose an image of jewels for today's post b...