If Jesus called you, would you spring up in response? Conan Rainwater, SJ, reflects on the personal nature of Jesus’s call to each of us. Based on the readings from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
When’s the last time you sprang up?
Hi, I’m Conan Rainwater, and this is my One-Minute Reflection.
The snooze alarm goes off. I freeze for a second. Then it registers: I’m late. I throw aside the covers and spring out of bed. I got somewhere to be.
For Bartimaeus, once he knew Jesus was calling him, he “threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.” He sprang up. He had somewhere he had to be.
Feeling called by Jesus should make us spring up. No matter our abilities, Jesus calls us to come to him. But it doesn’t end there. We hear that Bartimaeus “followed Jesus on the way.” In following Jesus, we get to know his personality.
Just last week Jesus gave us a clue on what he was like: he said he “came not to be served, but to serve.” After following Jesus, Bartimaeus remembered Jesus had served him. He must do the same to others. Perhaps later on, Bartimaeus became the disciple to tell someone, “Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you.”
Will you spring up?
