Joachim Antonisz Wtewael (Dutch, 1566-1638). ‘Saint Matthew,’ ca. 1616. oil on panel. Walters Art Museum (37.2617): Museum purchase with funds provided by the W. Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund, 1984.” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2DC0D290-FC95-4697-A5C5-A2FB06E3F6A3.jpeg?fit=235%2C300&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2DC0D290-FC95-4697-A5C5-A2FB06E3F6A3.jpeg?fit=803%2C1024&ssl=1″/>The call of Matthew
If you were to write a gospel, what would you include? what might you leave out? Would you slide in a cameo of the time that Jesus, passing through your toll booth, caught your eye, mouthed, “Follow me”? Would you elide the moment of mad fear, somersaults of stomach and soul, taste of metal …
