Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father and followed him.

Jesus calls us all to be fishers of men. Like Peter, Andrew, James, and John, we are being asked to be willing to follow in Jesus’ footsteps and to trust that the plan God has prepared for us is the best one. We might not have to leave everything we know behind like the apostles did, but we should be willing to do so if that is God’s Will. We have to be willing to sacrifice our jobs, our families, our worldly possessions, and anything else that might stand in the way of following Christ. It is not an easy path to heaven, but it is the most rewarding way to live.

Have we answered Jesus’ call to holiness? Are we willing to sacrifice everything for God? How are we acting like fishers of men?

O Lord, make us fishers of men.

Amen.