The radicality of Jesus' call (Bishop Robert Barron)

   The life of a disciple is a matter of obeying commandments. Listening to commands is tied closely to love on the part of the one who commands, and since love is nothing but the willing of the good of the other, the obedience that Jesus speaks of is a surrender to the one who massively wants what is best for the surrenderer. 

    I am urging you all to see the radicality of Jesus’ call to discipleship, which cuts through so many of the social conventions of his time and ours. I am urging you to see that everyone—rich and poor, men and women, those on the inside and those on the outs—are summoned to discipleship, and that this summons is the most important consideration of all. It is the one thing necessary. 

--Bishop Robert Barron, Gospel Reflection, July 21, 2020 

Image source: James Tissot, The Call of Peter and Andrew (1886-1894), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_of_the_disciples#/media/File:Brooklyn_Museum_-_The_Calling_of_Saint_Peter_and_Saint_Andrew_(Vocation_de_Saint_Pierre_et_Saint_Andr%C3%A9)_-_James_Tissot_-_overall.jpg