In our gospel today Jesus says to Peter, “Come.” It is a simple invitation, one that Jesus gives us daily. The same one He offered to the rich young man...
And Jesus said, “Give them some food yourselves.” The disciples protested, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have.” And Jesus said, “Bring them to me.”
Some time ago, a magazine ran a story about a teenager who belongs to the Santa Clara swimming club. Every morning she gets up at 5:30 am to hurry to an outdoor pool for two solid hours of swimming, after which, she goes to school.
When Jesus interpreted the parable of the weeds, He talked about the world with good and evil people and He specified that the task of weeding questionable people out of the community was not part of the disciple’s job description.