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be afraid, be very afraid. But do it anyway  A sermon on Moses' call On my office door, I have a print of the Caravaggio painting, “The Calling of Saint Matthew.” It’s there as a bit of a wink . I encourage you to take a look at it sometime. Caravaggio was a true master . His paintings are famous for their realism . As well as their ability to capture a moment filled with action. The Calling of Saint Matthew depicts such a scene, too. In the painting, Matthew is in a dusky room, bent over a table full of coins with a coterie of Italian dandies . Into this scene steps Jesus . And it’s impossible to tell if the light that’s bursting in around him comes from the open doorway, or Jesus himself . This divine intrusion startles a few of Matthew’s associates out of their business, but not Matthew. No, Matthew’s too busy counting his money. At that very moment, while Matthew is still unaware, Jesus thrusts his hand forward. Motioning that he’s come for the very one who’s to...

but I won't let you run away this time A sermon on  the   call of Jeremiah Jeremiah had his whole like mapped out. He was going to follow in his daddy’s footsteps, and become a priest . He was enrolled to start seminary come fall. And even though he was an legacy, he wasn’t arrogant or entitled. He was willing to put in the work. He planned to keep his head down, graduate with good marks and then take his first call.   Jeremiah hoped his work ethic with a little luck, would land him, one day, in a prestigious pulpit. And the truth was, now was the time to go for it! If there ever was a time to go into the priesthood, it was now ; the era of King Josiah’s reforms. * The first king mentioned in today’s scripture . King Josiah had ordered renovations to the national cathedral, and during the remodeling, an old book was unearthed. Deuteronomy !   Apparently it wasn’t the most popular book in those days…   But the discovery...