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WEEK 10 - Day 5
Fullness of life to which Jesus calls his followers

Introduction
In connection with the call of Jesus the New Testament does not use the word "following" but only the verb "to follow". This can be understood in a literal as well as in a spiritual sense . It always means going the way of Jesus, because the way of Jesus is already ahead of us.  In "going with", "coming after", "to follow" (in the literal as well as the symbolic sense) the disciple of Jesus grows into Jesus' inner posture.  The more this inner posture becomes our own the easier it becomes in new situations one encounters to behave in "the way Jesus would have done in this situation".  To follow does not mean to imitate,  but to "tune in" our situation with the deepest concerns of Jesus (cf. concerning Christian decision making).

Exercice
- Matthew 4:18-22 ("Follow me")
  • Enter fully into the experience of a disciple:  share the experience which he/she had in   every sense...
  • Imagine how his/her life has changed ...
  • Look at yourself and your life while praying...

  • Variation

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