Thursday, January 9, 2003
Thursday, January 9, 2003
Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
Our lesson for today says to us: cast your nets. Let down your buckets. Don't be afraid to
exercise your faith. This is still a wonderful, abundant world that God has created for us. Trust
Christ's word and launch out into the deep--whatever that means in your life. We are not alone.
Let Christ step onto the stage of your life. Answer the door to his knock. He will not break
down
the door, but if we will trust him, he will give us new life.
(Matthew 4.20
NRSV)
There is a story from sailing-ship days about a vessel stranded off the coast of South
America--unable to advance because there was no wind. Week after week went by. The
sailors
were dying of thirst when another schooner drifted close enough to read their frantic signals for
help. Back came the answer: "Let down your buckets!" When they did, they found water fit to
drink beneath their keel. Far from the coast though they were, the fresh water current from the
mighty Amazon River surrounded them. All they had to do was reach for it.
Dear God, help to take the risks that will bring me closer to you. Amen.
