Proper 1 Year C

Proper 1

Luke 5.1-11

Gaze on a shoal of fish. Imagine the weight of herring that used to be caught in the nets of the North Sea trawlers. Nets that have been torn at sea and mended countless times by patient, rough hands. The fish shine in the sunlight as they wriggle on deck. They are like a hoard of silver coins or a sudden shower of rain. The fishermen cannot control the size of their catch, only rely on their experience to know where they might go for the best chance to succeed...