Mark 2:13–17
Jesus went out again beside the sea; the whole crowd
gathered around him, and he taught them. As he was walking along, he saw Levi
son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow
me." And he got up and followed him. And as he sat at dinner in Levi's
house, many tax collectors and sinners were also sitting with Jesus and his
disciples—for there were many who followed him. When the scribes of the
Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to
his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
When Jesus heard this, he said to them, "Those who are well have no need
of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous
but sinners."
Reflection
Do I have the more attuned ear for the whole changed
relationship with God that Jesus is ushering in?
How does see my hidden
potential and invites me into friendship?