Luke 5:1–11
Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,
and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats
there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were
washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon,
and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and
taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to
Simon, 'Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.' Simon
answered, 'Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet
if you say so, I will let down the nets.' When they had done this, they caught
so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. So they signalled to
their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and
filled both boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he
fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, 'Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful
man!' For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that
they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were
partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, 'Do not be afraid; from now on
you will be catching people.' When they had brought their boats to shore, they
left everything and followed him.
Reflection:
Do I recognize who Jesus is and realize that being close to
Jesus would make demands on me?
Do also realize that Jesus recognizes who I am and see that
I have the capacity to respond to what he might ask of me?