When Christ calls a person ...

Morning: Psalm 37:1-18; Daniel 5:13-30; I John 5:13-20

Evening: Psalm 37:19-42; Luke 5:1-11

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian and leader in the German resistance against Adolf Hitler, writes: “When Christ calls a person, he calls them to come and die.”  And Bonhoeffer does die, at the hands of the Nazis.  Jesus, after showing seasoned fishermen how to catch fish, calls them and says: You and I are going to be working together from now on to draw others into the Way of peace.  It’s not an invitation; it’s more like a command.  Jesus is willing to give his life for justice and truth and does not shrink from expecting others to give their lives too.