COME FOLLOW ME=THE STORY OF SAINT ANDREW

COME FOLLOW ME---THE STORY OF SAINT ANDREW


One day
Jesus was walking
Beside the sea of Galilee


He saw two brothers fishing
Andrew, and his brother Simon ( now known as Peter )
Jesus said,
“Come follow me
And I will make you
Fishers of men” Matthew 4:18-20


Immediately they left their nets
And followed him


He was
A disciple of John the Baptist
Before becoming a follower of Christ


And we know
That Andrew was instrumental
In Jesus’ miracle
Of feeding the 5,000----the miracle of the loaves and the fishes


Andrew said,
“Here is a boy
With 5 small barley loaves
And 2 small fish
But how far will they go
Among so many” John 6:8&9


Pretty far
When the one
You are giving them too
Is a miracle worker


Pretty far
If you have
Just a little bit of faith


Come to me


It is believed
He preached the Gospel
In what is now known as
Modern day Greece and Turkey
And was crucified at Patras


Legend has it
That Andrew also stopped at a place
Called Fife---now called Saint Andrews
And built a Church there


Little more than this
Is known about the life of Saint Andrew


But it is enough to know
That Christ had the confidence in him
To call him personally to be an Apostle


It is enough to know
That he was called personally
To preach the good news


It is enough to know
That he accepted the GREAT COMMISSION
And spread the Word of God
ALL over the world


So Dear Lord we pray
That when we feel
The nudging of God in our heart
That when we feel the nudging of Christ
In our souls and spirit


That we have the FAITH of Saint Andrew
When you say


“COME FOLLOW ME”


Robert P. Wallman
11-19-11




Ps Saint Andrew’s feast day is November 30^th
He is patron Saint of fishermen, Greece, Russia, and Scotland



I was baptized into the Catholic Church February 6^th, 1955, at Saint Andrew’s
In Pittsburgh, Pa. Also my Father and Mother’s first wedding anniversary.




“COME TO ME
ALL you who are weary and burdened
And I will give you rest
Take my yoke upon you
And LEARN from me
For I am gentle and humble of heart
And you will find REST
For your souls
For my yoke is easy
And my burden is light” Matthew 11:28




When the daily grind of living wears us down
The only TRUE PLACE
Where we can become rejuvenated
Is in reading the WORD OF GOD


rpw 12-2-11