Jesus, His Apostles, and Work
Let's look at the importance of work to Christ and His Apostles. As we noted last time: ...Our Lord chose working men for His companions when He began His public life. He Himself was one of them. He knew the way they lived, the way they thought, because He lived and thought just as they did by facing the same daily challenges of work. And so next time we'll look at those workers we call the Apostles. We know that these men worked alongside Our Lord during His public ministry, leading up to His Passion, Death, and Resurrection. But did you ever wonder how or why they joined Our Lord on His journey to Jerusalem? The Gospels describe how Jesus invited them one by one. Think about it. If someone walked up to you while you were on the job and told you drop everything and follow Him, would you? Okay, this was Jesus - not just a man, but God. So was it some "divine inspiration," some supernatural attraction that pulled these men from their work? Did some myst...