The Polynesians represents the area between Hawaii, new zealand and Easter Island. 10 million square miles. An area larger than both Americas. It is inhabited by the same family of people. Advanced system of travel, navigation, able to create a society and travel. It shows the greatness of man’s soul, the words of today’s gospel unknowingly reside in their hearts: “Duc in altum”. Man has a greatness his soul is made for more.
We all have a moment when our lives become dissatisfied and we want for more, when his soul draws a line. God has made us to know him, we are called to a radical happiness. Jesus wants to become the captain of our ship, to broaden our horizons. Our hearts are restless until they rest in Him. We fuss around in the shallow, but Jesus wants to come and take control.
Duc in altum. Put out into deep water. This is where the sea monsters live, it is the place where the unknown the greatest fears abide. Jesus calls us there because he knows of our capacity for greatness. There is a greatness about God but yet he is able to be grasped. In St. peter’s its high and huge yet can be grasped.
“Master we have fished all night and caught nothing”, focus on what we have done and seeing how many times it avails no effort. However, one moment of cooperation with God wins so much more. First thing is we have to get past ourselves
At your command I will lower the net. He is convinced of his own ways like so many of us, the things we have tried under our own power have lead to nothing. However he is willing to humble himself, to set himself aside.
The fishers of men. Jesus wants us, far more than we want him at times. God created us without us, but he will not save us without us. The church is not the privledged spot of only a few. When Jesus comes onboard, the horizon broadens. Souls belong to him and to no one else. Jesus wants us to find something great within the simple seeds you plant, within the homework with you kids you do, within all the monotonous, menial tasks we do: to find the road to heaven. How and where do we find this new vision, this new strength: its on our knees. We were able during the trip to climb up the scala Santa but it can only be climbed on our knees. Its hard to be knocked down when you are already on your knees. It is a position that opens us, that broadens our horizons and it does something to our minds.
By the grace of God I am what I am. We can look back at what we think makes us great, but the greatness comes from God not from us. When we let him into our boats, he turns us into great people, he makes us fishers of men.
Isaiah and the man of unclean lips. The purgation of sins.
“I Thirst”
Falling on our knees.
The great catch of fish. Fishing going deeper to find the larger fish. The fish belong to the Lord. We must let him accompany us in our works.