Follow Me

”Follow me.” Matthew 9:9

Ever since I can remember, my mom would take things that other people would throw

into the trash, and she would transform it into something useful, something she could sell or something we could play with.

Scrap cloth would become stuffed toys. I particularly remember a Santa Claus with a bag full of gifts and miniature toys. A toilet paper roll and some paper mache she made into a gnome. A plastic bottle a piggy bank. Seeds and twigs picked up from the ground would transform into a beautiful wreath someone would want to buy. She fashioned empty and cleaned eggshells into ornaments for our Christmas tree. She taught us to look at things and see their potential.

As Jesus passed by, He SAW a man named Levi. He was a tax collector, and when other people saw him, they despised him. But Jesus SAW what Levi could become.

Jesus said, "Follow me, in the gospel of Matthew 9. Levi followed Jesus and became

Saint Matthew!

Jesus sees our potential too! He sees what we can become. It doesn't matter what we or others think of ourselves. If we follow Jesus we can become saints too!