Fifth Sunday – Ordinary Time Cycle C
Reflecting on Luke 5:1-11
It’s the shocking surprise of it all. You’ve fished all night, the sea is empty, you’ve given up and already washed and dried your nets. Another disappointing night on the lake in the troubled times in Galilee, circa 30 A.D.
Put out into the deep...
And now this rabbi Jesus, the one who healed your mother-in-law of her illness and has just commandeered your boat for an impromptu teaching to the crowds, has told you to cast out into the deep. You’re the professional fisherman, and yet…
Here they come! Marvelous, life-giving, delicious fish! Thousands and thousands of them, practically jumping into the net! This Jesus knows where the fish are. The dark, silent sea, teeming with billions of fish – that’s his playground, his orchestra, his domain.
The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our God, and of his Christ.
Sharing God’s Word at Home:
In what ways can you sense that God is the Master Designer of our universe?
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