Collect: (prayer for intentions that align,more or less, with the scriptures readings which are designated for this particular Sunday) Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good Newsomf his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Scripture --- Selected from the Eucharistic Lectionary for Year B -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel." And passing along by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you become fishers of [people]." And immediately they left their nets and followed him., And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zeb'edee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. And immediately he called them; and they left their father Zeb'edee in the boat with the hired servants, and followed him. (RSV - The Bible text designated RSV is from The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version. Copyright 1946, 1952, 1959, 1973 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Used by permission.) [Comment: This departure of the four disciples from their homes sounds pretty abrupt. But remember that Mark's gospel is a gospel of action; he wastes no words on filling in the details. I expect that God in his providence had caused the groundwork to be laid so that their decision to leave was the culmination of a series of fortunate events.]
Place of the Day --- Carrollton, Ohio, USA -- 40°34'25"N, 81°05'16"W --a town that is the seat of Carroll County, 25 miles SE of the city of Canton and 42 miles SE of Akron and 71 miles SE of Cleveland. This image of the Carroll County courthouse was uploaded from the Wikipedia article on "Carroll County"
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