Come with me, and I will make you fishers of men. Today the Church honors the memory of St. Andrew, the first apostle to be called by Jesus ( Protoclete). Born at Bethsaida, Andrew was a disciple of John before he became a follower of Christ to whom he also brought his brother, Peter (cf. John 1:35-42). According to tradition, Andrew preached the Gospel north of the Black Sea and in Greece, and in the year 60, was crucified on an X-shaped cross. St. Andrew is the patron saint of Russia and Scotland, and as the first to be called, he is the patron of the Greek Church. St. Andrew is also the patron saint of the fishing industry. 
In today’s Gospel reading, we are presented with the account of the calling of the first four disciples of Jesus, Andrew being among them. Their calling, which comes at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, was without doubt occasioned by the magnitude of the work that Jesus had foreseen during the first few days (or weeks) of ministry. While it might be that these first ‘recruits’ were chosen because they were locals and would form a perfect liaison between Jesus and the community, it can also be that Jesus invited them because of another reason: their profession as fishermen. Jesus must have watched as the four were going about their business. He must have witnessed the tenacity with which they carried out their work and knew that they would be perfect for his ministry. 
Jesus did not offer Andrew and company any detailed job description, attractive benefits, or competitive vacation packages. All that he did was to tell them, ‘ come with me.’ Although the text tells us that ‘they immediately left everything behind and followed Jesus,’ I believe they must have inquired about this project of which Jesus wanted them to be part. They must have asked Jesus why he wanted them to join him while knowing very well they were simple fishermen. We do not have details of the conversation they had with Jesus. Whatever it is that Jesus told them, it appears that the four were impressed so much so that they decided to give it a try. From thence, everything else became history. And true to Jesus’ words, Andrew and his companions became fishers of men and women and formed the foundation of one of the greatest movements in the history of humanity. Even if the four had harbored doubts at the very beginning, they trusted Jesus and ‘invested’ all they had in the movement. 
The call to follow Jesus is all about trust. It might appear that Christianity is an established movement today, very much different from what it was when Jesus called his first four followers. However, the call remains the same. Just like it was for Andrew and the other three, our decision to heed the call must be based upon TRUST. Jesus doesn’t call us because we are qualified. Rather, it is the call that qualifies us, transforming us into Jesus’ trusted allies. Jesus makes the call because he knows that we can do it. All that he asks of us is to reciprocate that trust by letting him mold and fashion us into what he wants of us.