Many of Jesus’ disciples were fishermen by trade. They had a keen sense of what they needed to do to catch fish and make a living doing so. Here comes Jesus after they had caught no fish all night long; he orders them to put out again in the deep water and to lower their nets for a catch. Jesus is not a fisherman. They wonder: how does he know that there will be fish out there to catch? Behold, they catch so many fish that their nets are in danger of tearing and their boats are in danger of sinking.
God can call us to do some things in our lives that seem to be illogical or beyond reason; his call can go against everything we know and everything we've learned. God's call can break all of our familiar patterns and take us from our comfort zone. Yet, God's call often takes us beyond anything we could ever imagine.
Think about what would have happened if those disciples had been afraid, if they did not want to leave their comfortable profession as fishermen? They would have never opened their lives to the fullness of God's graces if fear and trepidation would have kept them from breaking through their comfort zone.
Let us not let our set patterns and routines keep us from responding to God's call in our lives. With the help of the Holy Spirit, may we find the courage to respond in faith.
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