"Brother, eat of your table for the last time.

Then trust in Him who feeds the birds and makes the flowers to grow." As they went together along the dusty road, the new disciple related his loss.
Simon exclaimed cheerfully: "You're lucky, Levi Matthew! What other men give up with difficulty has run away from you of itself." That day the toll-house was left deserted, and the passers-by were surprised to find that the road between Magdala and Tiberias was free..