There is an urgency in recognizing the presence of God among us, an urgency to act by turning toward Him.
We see this urgency in the reading from Jonah, as he proclaims the message that God will punish them for their sins. We sense it in Jesus's proclamation that the Kingdom of God is at hand. And it's in St. Paul's words to act in a different way because the world as we know it is passing away, with a new world coming.
Certainly, the disciples must have sensed something powerful in this new world that is coming, as they left their work to follow Jesus. I can't help but notice how the text says John and James left their father Zebedee in the boat with the "hired men". It makes me think about the story of the prodigal son, who, upon coming to his senses after falling into a dire state, decided to go to his father and have him treat him like a hired servant.
Here we see the first disciples following in the way of God, embracing the call to be in a relationship with the Father.
Let us take after their example, and act upon the presence of God that is coming to us, and follow after Him, like the disciples did, embracing this new way of life.
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