The Rev. Robina Marie Winbush is an ecumenical officer in the Office of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (USA), in Louisville, KY.
The Rev. Robina Marie Winbush is an ecumenical officer in the Office of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (USA), in Louisville, KY.
When Jesus initially called the disciples, it was a simple invitation, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men and women." It was a new job opportunity, if you will, and Jesus took them through a training period. They sat at his feet. They learned from him. They watched him perform miracles. They went with him into the highways and to the byways, and they began to understand what this ministry that Jesus came to do was all about. And it had been a time where they could ask questions and he would answer.
Read full transcript...It would have been easy for the disciples to assume that everything was over. The call, the commitment, the commission could have all ended on that fateful Friday, when the one to whom they had committed their lives was murdered. Even in the face of the resurrection, there did not have to be an understanding that what began three years earlier would continue. The trauma of the crucifixion of their teacher, friend, messiah had sent them scattering in fear and grief. And as much as Jesus had tried to prepare them, they really weren't ready for life and work without him. It could have been over.
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