What was it about Jesus that compelled Simon, Andrew, James, and John to immediately abandon their livelihoods and follow him the moment he called to them? In this episode Fr. Nathaniel and Jim McNeely explore the irresistible magnetism in Christ's call and how it represents a radical invitation into a new reality marked by the the arrival of the Kingdom of God.

Jesus' gaze and words, charged with the cosmic destiny of the moment, instantly transformed these fishermen into fishers of men. As we discuss, there is an ecstatic quality to this encounter, where the disciples were willing to leave everything behind, propelled by the erotic charge and intimacy of Christ's call.

Moving from law to gospel, from the old covenant to the new, Jesus' invitation ushers in a paradigm shift focused not on circumcision of the flesh but circumcision of the heart. It's a call to desire, relationship and identification with Christ himself. We unpack the contours of discipleship as eros, fear, and intimacy with God on a mission to redeem the world. Dropping their nets, leaving father and livelihood behind, the fishermen enter into lifecreating storm of the Kingdom inaugurated in Christ. Are we willing to find ourselves caught up in it as well?

This podcast involves reading and discussing the Scriptures for Epiphany 3B. They are: