06/08/2026
No matter what transpired on that day Matthew was collecting the taxes, the thing which captures my attentions is he said “Yes” when Jesus invited him to follow. I can’t prove it, but I’d like to think Matthew was a DAIN (Default Answer is No!) like me. Every fiber in his being must have been screaming, “We don’t want to be bothered!” If he was not a DAIN, then those same fibers were yelling, “This is not at all a good idea” and “Look before you leap” and “What he is suggesting is really scary.” “No!” would be a perfectly understandable answer, be it out of default or well-reasoned analysis. But he didn’t say “No.” He said “Yes” and we might want to ponder what would have happened if he had said “No.”
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