The readings today contain the famous Samuel story about being called by God in a dream repeatedly and not understanding that the voice was not the neighboring priest (another of the Bible's dramatic and funny episodes of confusion and misunderstanding created for a foolish humanity and scripted by an intergalactic dramatist)and John's recruitment of the early apostles, including Peter. The general story is one of God's inviting people to Him, solicitous and individual. But there is another component: While God is "the closer," the apostles are the interface. The apostles have "sampled" Christ and have gone out the population with their conclusions.
This is a profound notion because none of Christ's claims make any sense without His followers' confirmation.
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