7th
February Luke 5:1-11 “Put out into the deep”
Jesus is preaching at Lake Gennesaret (the Sea of Galilee) in
today’s Gospel. This is Luke’s account of the calling of the First Disciples
which takes place in the context of a miraculous catch of fish. Jesus is using
Simon’s boat as a sort of platform from which to address the crowds who had
gathered around him. Already Jesus is gaining popularity and the crowds are
‘pressing’ near to him. Clearly they see something in Jesus that is attractive
and fulfilling.
Simon is most likely being polite when he agrees to try again
for a catch, possibly thinking that Jesus should leave the fishing to the
professionals. Simon obeys, takes the risk, lets go of his pride, and the
result is an overwhelming catch of fish. It can be hard to trust others at
times; it can be difficult to let go of what is familiar to us. We are
constantly being challenged to do this. The big challenge is to trust that God
knows what God is doing and is constantly urging us to pull away from the
shore.
“A boat is
safe in the harbour; but this is not the purpose of a boat” ~ Paulo
Coelho
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