Following Jesus

Praying that God be with us through the day is a daily practice for many of us. I got to thinking that sometimes instead of asking God to be with us, we might ask that we can be with God. You know, like Jesus’ disciples. After he called each of them they followed him around, doing his bidding. They didn’t plan what to do and ask him to be with them, they were happy to let him show the way. We have to plan and have some structure in our lives, but how about asking Jesus if we can follow him around. Of course, like the disciples, when you follow Jesus you must leave the past behind.