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“While passing by” (Mark 1:16 & 2:14), Jesus noticed his first disciples and called them. In this “passing by” there is a breath of freedom. Jesus had no fixed strategy; he saw his future disciples and called them. He said very little to them about his expectations for them, very little also about what they could expect from him. They would discover it little by little. Jesus wanted them to be just as free as he was. Or rather; free in the same way as he was. “You, follow me!” are the last words of Christ in the gospels (John 21:22). Risen from the dead, he continues to invite people to follow him. He is always “passing by.” I do not choose the moment. One day, some words of the Gospel touch me. An encounter or an event turns my life upside down and leads me to make a commitment with him. A call is first and foremost something that happens to me. Where then is my freedom, since I am not the one who chose to encounter Christ but rather he found me? Furthermore, when I am asked why I have made such a commitment, it is hard for me to reply since, as for the disciples, things seem to have happened partly by chance. “Passing by, Jesus saw…” and Levi, without hesitating for a second, “got up and followed him” (Mark 2:14). Is not this action a bit too quick to be a conscious, responsible and free choice? What is sure is that Levi, by getting up, became free. Until then, he had disposed freely of himself and his tax-collector’s table. From that moment on, his horizons became wider. Although Christ’s call came to Levi as something evident, it did not violate his freedom. For where Christ is, the Holy Spirit is there as well. Christ’s call corresponds to something in the depths of my heart. It comes to me both from without – from words I have heard or read, an event or an encounter – and from within. It liberates more than it commands. At the same time as Christ calls me, the Holy Spirit unbinds in me what was captive, releases what was cramped and anguished. Jesus did not determine his disciples’ behavior in advance. He was fond of asking them questions: “Who am I for you?” (Mark 8:29); “Do you want to leave, too?” (John 6:67); “Do you love me?” Our liberty and our creative involvement are important to him. It is only my response that makes his call certain for me. My own footsteps trace out my path as a follower of his. “In calling you, God does not dictate what you have to do. His call is first and foremost a personal encounter.” (Letter to those who want to follow Christ).
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«Prolazeći» (Marko 1,16; 2,14), Isus je opazio svoje prve učenike i pozvao ih. U tom je «prolaženju» dašak slobode. Isus nije imao razrađenu strategiju, vidio je svoje buduće učenike i pozvao ih. Rekao im je vrlo malo o svojim očekivanjima prema njima, kao i o onome što bi oni mogli očekivati od njega. Isus je želio da i oni budu slobodni kao on. Ili, još bolje, slobodni na isti način kao on. «Ti me slijedi» posljednje su Kristove riječi u evanđeljima (Ivan 21,22). Uskrsnuvši od mrtvih, on nastavlja pozivati ljude da ga slijede. Uvijek «prolazi». Ne biram trenutak. Jednoga me dana neke riječi iz Evanđelja dirnu. Neki susret ili događaj preokreće moj život i vodi me da se zauzmem. Poziv je prije i iznad svega nešto što mi se dogodi. Gdje je onda moja sloboda, budući da nisam sam izabrao susresti Krista, nego je on zapravo našao mene? I nadalje, kad me pitaju zbog čega sam izabrao ovakav angažman, teško mi je odgovoriti budući da su mi se, kao i učenicima, neke stvari dijelom dogodile slučajno. «Prolazeći, Isus opazi…» i Levi, bez ikakvog oklijevanja, «ustade i pođe za njim» (Marko 2,14). Nije li taj čin malo prebrz da bi bio svjestan, odgovoran i slobodan izbor? Ono što je sigurno jest da je Levi, ustajući, postao slobodan. Do tada je slobodno raspolagao sobom i svojim stolom u carinarnici. Od toga su se trenutka njegovi obzori proširili. Iako je Kristov poziv Leviju došao kao nešto očito, on nije ugrozio njegovu slobodu. Jer, gdje je Krist, ondje je i Duh Sveti. Kristov poziv obraća se nečemu u dubinama mojeg srca. On mi dolazi i izvana – iz riječi koje sam čuo ili pročitao, događaja ili susreta – i iznutra. On oslobađa više nego što zapovijeda. Istovremeno, dok me Krist poziva, Duh Sveti oslobađa ono što je u meni bilo zarobljeno, otpušta ono što je bilo uplašeno i očajno. Isus nije unaprijed predodredio ponašanje svojih učenika. Volio im je postavljati pitanja: «Za koga me vi držite?» (Marko 8,29); «Da možda i vi ne kanite otići? (Ivan 6,67); «ljubiš li me?» (Ivan 21,15-17). Naša sloboda i naša stvaralačka uključenost važne su mu. Moj je odgovor jedino što taj poziv za mene čini sigurnim. Moje vlastite stope utiru moj put njegovog sljedbenika. «Pozivajući te, Bog ti ne naređuje što činiti. Njegov je poziv prije svega osobni susret.» (Pismo onome tko bi želio slijediti Krista).