" He said to him, 'Follow me. And he got up and followed him'(Mt9:9). The immediateness with which Matthew obeyed shows how much he had been waiting for just such an encounter. The whole of Christ's earthly life resounds with this constantly repeated call to follow him...
Blessed John Paul II once said that the basic human drama is to live life without meaning. Where do we find that meaning? In the One who calls us to himself...So much of our self worth, our meaning is in the experience of being chosen--is in belonging to another. being elected is a way of being loved. We are waiting for Someone who, by calling us, in effect says to us, 'It is necessary that you exist.' As Pope Benedict XVI says, 'What is important for all people, what makes their life significant, is the knowledge that they are loved. The person in a difficult situation will hold on if he knows Someone is waiting for me, Someone wants me and needs me,' "
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