It must have been a constant struggle for Jesus to be around the religious leaders of his area. He was always under the microscope, and most of them were so busy criticizing him that they couldn't hear the message of the Kingdom in his words. The calling of Matthew must have really wound them up. Not only did he call a man who would have been despised by his countrymen, he went to Matthew's house to eat. The leaders were livid. There's a good message in that moment for us, though. It speaks to the root of good hospitality. Jesus called Matthew, and Matthew threw a party. The people he invited were exactly the people that Jesus came for: not the healthy, but the sick. This should be a challenge for us: not to become so caught up in our holy friendships that we forget the sick who may be around us. What better to introduce them to the One who can make them whole?