While the
crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was
standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the
fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the
boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a short distance
from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. After he
had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and
lower your nets for a catch." Simon said in reply, "Master, we have
worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower
the nets." When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and
their nets were tearing. They signaled to their partners in the other boat to
come to help them. They came and filled both boats so that the boats were in
danger of sinking. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and
said, "Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man." For astonishment
at the catch of fish they had made seized him and all those with him, and
likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. Jesus
said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching
men." When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and
followed him.
Reflection:
Namati an
mga tawo sa mga pulong ni God na taghatag ni Jesus na naga-tindog lamang sa
baybay nan danaw nan Gennesaret.
Tungod
kay petsido na Sija, namalihog si Jesus na moingkod sa isa sa mga baroto na
gamit nan mga mangingisda, na medyo nakalutaw sa distansiya, para makatudlo sa
katawhan sa baybay.
Pagkatapos
Nija magtudlo, tagsugo ni Jesus si Simon na itonton nan ini an ija baling para
mangisda, pero norason pa ini na ingka-buntagan na kuno gani sila sa pamaling
na waya man lamang makakuha nan isda.
Pero
noinsister pa si Jesus na itabog lamang nila an ila baling amo na tuod man,
duro an ila kuha na hangtud na hapit na man gani magisi an baling tungod sa
kapuno nan ila kuha na isda.
Noluhod si
Simon sa atubangan ni Jesus para mosumiter na Lord Sija despuwes tagsultihan
Nija ini na bija-an kuno nija an pangisda para mosunod Dija.
Unabes,
mosunod si Simon sanan ija mga kaibanan kan Jesus, tagbijaan nila an ila mga
parapernalya sa pangisda, base sa tawag ni Jesus dila.
Kon
tawagon kita ni Jesus na mosunod Dija, motubag kaha kita nan positibo sa Ija imbitasyon?
