Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
(Colossians 1:9-14; Luke 5:1-11)
It’s remarkable that Peter and Andrew, James and John do not
return to the sea after their monumental catch.
Having known scarcity as fishermen, they would want to take full
advantage of a windfall. But they drop
everything to follow Jesus.
The fisherman act like someone who has won a jackpot with
someone’s suggestion of a slot machine to play.
But rather than putting another coin in the generous machine or asking for
another tip, the winner just follows the benefactor wherever he may go. She obviously has found in him a treasure
more valuable than money.
Jesus has many ideas of how to make life worth living. His ideas really do us even better than that. They make us hopeful of eternal life. His ways will require some sacrifice. But walking with him and his followers, we will not be disappointed. Rather, we will know peace.
