PRAYER MOMENT
Thursday 5 September 2013
COMPLETELY OVERCOME
Pause. Recall
that you are in the presence of God
Reading. “Peter
and his companions were completely overcome by the catch of fish that they had
made.” (Luke 5:1-11)
Reflection. Peter
and his companions had “worked hard all night and caught nothing.” Now they caught
so many fish that their nets began to tear. Peter is overwhelmed. He instantly
realises that something beyond the world we know has happened; God has
dramatically shown his hand just as he had to Moses in the burning bush. He
falls on his knees overcome. We quickly say that Jesus is teaching Peter that
he is to become a “fisher of men” and that is true. But we can also say that
God reveals himself to us in our work. We try our best but the results can be
beyond our own making. We have a sense that, yes, I did what I could but the
results of what I did are far beyond what I expected. They are pure gift.
Prayer. Father, teach
us to do our bit, to put our hands to the plough. But teach us to too to know
that it is you who make things grow. You crown our efforts beyond our
imagining. Help us to be ever expectant, ever thankful. Amen
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