Fishy

There is a miraculous story in John 21 about fishermen catching fish after working all night and catching nothing but after Jesus told them to do it again, they caught so many fish their nets almost break. Here's the thing: they didn't have time to be picky! The nets were so full that the fishermen brought the boat immediately.

The fishermen did not get to pick out what fish they thought would be acceptable or not. They were just supposed to bring the load to shore, to where Jesus was. I was reminded that as Christians, we are not called to clean the fish. We think it is. We think we have the right to pass judgment against people. We fail to realize that we need cleaning too! We are just called to catch and embrace. We are to bring ourselves and others into the presence of God. Jesus is the caretaker, not us.

John 20 reminds me of the call to embrace. We are called to embrace all people and love them with the love that God has shown us. We are to embrace others as we have been embraced. We are to share the warmth that we feel in God's presence. We are to be a light. We need to remember that though we are a light, we are not the source of the light. God is. May we shine like the light that we are called to be and bring others to the source of light so that they may shine as well!