As I have been reading and rereading this passage from Luke about putting out into the deep, I have realized there is so much to meditate on in such a few verses of scripture. In verse 5 of Luke chapter 5 which is the verse just after Jesus instructs Peter to put out into the deep, he says "Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets".
What struck me as I read this is how apparent it is that Peter expresses no emotional attachment to his action. Sometimes before we act we want to have an experience of joy or elation and knowing exactly how things are going to turn out. We can learn from Peter that doing something just because the Lord asks us to should be sufficient. We know as we read ahead to the end, that following what God asks can have amazing results
Bishop Giaquinta please pray with us that we can be more attentive to the Holy Spirit in hearing God's voice as to what He wants us to do, knowing that even though we do not know the outcome, following Him is never a mistake
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