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5th Sunday of
Ordinary Time
7 February 2010
Readings this Sunday
Isaiah 6:1-8
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
 Peter
is not the only one who has "worked hard all night
and caught nothing." We know what it is like to have
struggled to keep a relationship together, only to
have it crumble; tried to support our families
during these times of cutbacks; taught our children
the faith, only to have them give it up when they
left home; come towards the end of our hard-working
lives to find ourselves limited by physical or
financial constraints, etc. We know exactly how
Peter and his companions felt.
Jesus' words were so moving that Peter was willing
to act against his experience, honed by years of
fishing, and to trust Jesus' word. When he tells
Peter, "Put out into the deep and lower your nets
for a catch...," after an initial hesitation Peter
does it.
Our lives are busy. The things that concern us and
keep our minds preoccupied during the night, are not
superficial matters, they are an important part of
our lives and we need to tend to them. But we can
use some help to keep us focused and guide our
decisions. While we know there are no easy and quick
solutions to the important issues we face, still we
do want to keep our heads about us; we want a sense
of priorities and direction. In other words, we want
to continue hearing Jesus' invitation to follow him
as we toil through, the sometimes, very dark periods
of our lives.
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