On Being Called by Jesus Christ
How each Evangelist begins his account of the Gospel of Jesus Christ our Saviour is something to study. In Mark’s account, after his description of S. John Baptist fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah, Jesus immediately comes on the scene: first to be baptized by John, and then immediately to speak. And Christ’s first words in Mark’s account are a calling. He is calling us to repent. For Mark, then, this is the character of all of Christ’s preaching: the call to repent and believe in the Gospel, because the Holy Spirit is at hand. Christ calls us to repeat, and I want to reflect on His calling…
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