Campbell River, British Columbia
Many of us guys look at this man fishing for salmon and think, "now that's the life." We think of fishing as an independent activity, a time of getting away by ourselves with no one bothering us (and probably no fish "bothering" our bait).
It's funny, though, that learning to fish is very difficult if you try to do it without anyone's help.
My father, along with my brother, taught me to fish, something I did for the first time in a number of years this past summer.
"And Jesus said to them, 'Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.'" Mark 1:17 English Standard Version
The operative words for the disciples are the words "follow me." To learn to fish for people requires following Jesus. We can't learn to fish for people with God's love and mercy if we haven't experience that mercy and love from Jesus.
The call to follow Jesus is a call to follow him to his cross, drenched in his blood, that all the world might experience grace.
You see, we don't learn about God's love in a vacuum. We learn about God's love from each other where we experience God's gift of community.
It's funny, though, that learning to fish is very difficult if you try to do it without anyone's help.
My father, along with my brother, taught me to fish, something I did for the first time in a number of years this past summer.
"And Jesus said to them, 'Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.'" Mark 1:17 English Standard Version
The operative words for the disciples are the words "follow me." To learn to fish for people requires following Jesus. We can't learn to fish for people with God's love and mercy if we haven't experience that mercy and love from Jesus.
The call to follow Jesus is a call to follow him to his cross, drenched in his blood, that all the world might experience grace.
You see, we don't learn about God's love in a vacuum. We learn about God's love from each other where we experience God's gift of community.
Question for Today: What part of fishing for people causes you anxiety? Talk to God about this anxiety.
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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