and Andrew in this passage from Matthew, to follow Jesus, not because of the star that announced his birth, nor, yet, because of the excitement conjured by the promise of a trip to Jerusalem, but simply because he has said, “Follow me.” It is not a liturgical accident that today, “after” Epiphany (and Christmas) and before Lent and Easter, Jesus tells us to follow him, and that for the next six weeks we will be listening to him preach from the Mount. There is a sense in which we are being reminded