Casting our Nets

The gospel acclamation states: "Come after me, says the Lord, and I will make you fishers of men." That is the message from LUke 5:1-11, Jesus getting into the boat to teach the crowd and following that, he tells Peter to lower their nets for a catch. The Lord's exact words are, "Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch." What a beautiful miracle because they catch so many fish that their nets are about ready to tear and when they put the fish into the boats they are about ready to sink. Peter realizes what has happened and he tells Jesus to leave him because he is a sinful man. However, Jesus responds with his familiar words, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men." When the disciples came to the shore they left everything behind and followed our Lord. This passage reminds us of our call as disciples. We are to live lives of prayer, faithfulness, holiness, dedication, and service. Of course, there are many other qualities that we can think of, but the Lord calls us to live them to the fullest. This message is for all of us. We are to proclaim the Good News. We are to reach out in service to our brothers and sisters. We are to put out in deep water and lower our nets for a catch. There are many people out there, even in our own communities that need to hear the Good News. They need to know about the Jesus Christ being in their lives. Let us follow the example of our gospel today and pray that God will give us the grace that we need to be faithful disciples, to cast our nets into the deep, and to truly be those fishers of men! Have a blessed day!!!