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“At your command I will lower the net.” - Readings for 9/3/26
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the disciples to take out their boats and throw out the nets for a catch. Peter has just finished a night of fishing with no results. He’s exhausted. He’s a fisherman by trade and knows this isn’t the time to try again – Jesus’ command confuses him. But he obeys.
He quickly catches more fish than he ever has before. And he does this not by following his own wisdom, but by following the will of God.
God’s wisdom is very different than ours. Sometimes it will feel like we are asked to do things that don’t make sense. And this is when we need to trust that God…
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