Can you imagine sitting and eating with person who's been ripping you off for years? And now you will be eating, drinking, travelling and learning together for the next foreseeable future? That's the case with Matthew. Matthew was a tax collector, and that means that he was part of the system that abused the Jews during the Roman colonization. But when no one would look at him, Jesus does--and calls him to follow Him. See what happens when people respond to Jesus' call and how they become a gift of God to the world.
