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b'(Eph.4:1-7,11-13;\\xa0\\xa0 Ps.19:2-5;\\xa0\\xa0 Mt.9:9-13) \\xa0 \\u201cThrough all the earth their voice resounds, and to the ends of the world, their message.\\u201d \\xa0 \\u201cTill we become one in faith and in the knowledge of God\\u2019s Son, and form that perfect man who is Christ come to full stature,\\u201d the Word of the Lord shall be carried forth by all His \\u201capostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers\\u201d; indeed, \\u201ceach of us has received God\\u2019s favor in the measure in which Christ bestows it,\\u201d and each of us plays a role in bringing to fulfillment the Gospel of our \\u201cone Lord.\\u201d \\u201cMatthew got up and followed Him.\\u201d\\xa0 He was called, he was chosen, and he answered the Lord\\u2019s call without hesitation.\\xa0 And he brought the Lord in immediately to dine with Him, welcoming Him fully at his table.\\xa0 And because of his openness to God and His Word, and because of his generous response, we see that it is Jesus who in fact feeds him, that he in turn might feed others with the true teaching, \\u201cthe one faith\\u201d in the \\u201cone God and Father of all, who is over all, and works through all, and is in all,\\u201d from the least of sinners to the greatest of apostles.\\xa0 We are all thus called to follow Jesus Christ, to find the mercy He so greatly desires to impart to our sinful lives, that we might be whole and able to serve Him well. One day we shall come to perfection in Him; in Him it is already fulfilled.\\xa0 And now insofar as we share His love, insofar as we \\u201clive a life worthy of the calling [we] have received, with perfect humility, meekness, and patience,\\u201d the Spirit who is indeed the origin of our unity in Him works through us and we, even with the twelve apostles, serve to bring His blessed peace, His divine life of salvation, to the world.\\xa0 Yes, \\u201cday pours out the word to day, and night to night imparts knowledge,\\u201d and soon that Word will reach to the ends of the earth; and soon it will come to fulfillment in our sight. Brothers and sisters, we are called to a great hope, and to a great mission to bring it to light.\\xa0 Let us keep our hearts set on the Gospel and the promise it contains, and \\u201cbuild up the Body of Christ\\u201d until we stand with Him, as Him, in His eternal kingdom which stands in our midst even today through the words of His apostle and evangelist, in the breath of the Spirit upon us and in its message. Written, read & chanted by James Kurt; produced by Roger Fortney. Music by Roger Fortney; used by permission. ******* O LORD, let us all be drawn as one into the Body of your Son, that we poor sinners may become His saints.\\xa0 YHWH, you are over all and work through all and in all, and your Gospel message goes out to all the world through your apostles and evangelists.\\xa0 O let us listen to your voice as it comes to us in the words of Scripture and through your prophets\\u2019 preaching!\\xa0 Let us be quick as Matthew to answer your call, that the Body of your Son might be built up on this earth and soon come to fulfillment in Heaven. We are all sinners, O LORD; you see this and you know this.\\xa0 Help us to see this as you do and so come readily to the table Jesus spreads before us, a table of mercy and grace in answer to our repentance.\\xa0 Let us recognize that only in Him will we find our place with you in the kingdom.\\xa0 And help us to proclaim your love and your peace with your apostles, that in the one faith all might be baptized and come as your children to praise your Name. You are our hope, O LORD; let your Spirit go forth.'