Gospel: Luke
5:1-11
While the
crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was
standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the
fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the
boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a short distance
from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. After he
had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower
your nets for a catch. Simon said in reply, “Master, we have worked hard all
night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets. When
they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were
tearing. They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help
them. They came and filled both boats so that the boats were in danger of
sinking. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, “Depart
from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man. For astonishment at the catch of fish
they had made seized him and all those with him, and likewise James and John,
the sons of Zebedee,
who were
partners of Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will
be catching men. When they brought their boats to the shore, they left
everything and followed him.
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Reflection:
What is
it with Jesus that He can make ordinary fishermen to become fishers of men?
This is for the reason that all things are possible with our Lord and Savoir
Jesus Christ.
The
encounter of Simon Peter and the other fishermen with Jesus by the lake of
gennesaret is a magical and whirlwind encounter. It was an encounter that
transformed their very lives! An encounter that moved them out of their own
comfort zones so that they could follow Jesus.
We too
have our own encounter/s with our Lord. We encounter Him through the
celebration of the Eucharist/ Holy Mass. We encounter Him when we take time to
read His very words in the bible. We encounter Him in the Sacrament of
Confession and we encounter Jesus through the poor that we see everyday.
All of these
encounters with Jesus are specifically designed to transform us. So that like
Simon Peter and his companion of fishermen we too could be converted and become
Jesus’ followers. Our every encounter with Jesus is always precious and
magical. Let us therefore allow these encounters to purify and transform us.
Think
about your latest encounter with Jesus, have you allowed that encounter to
purify and transform you? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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