Fishers bring in the catch

The prayer and greeting of Paul to the Colossians in the text today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary outlines some of the aspects of discipleship taught by Jesus to the fishermen at the "lake of Gennesaret" in the passage from the Gospel of Luke. Paul describes lives worthy of the Lord as  bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, strength that comes from his glorious power, prepared to endure everything with patience and joyfully giving thanks to the Father. The fishermen who give their boat and their lives to Jesus are truly transformed. Some of the lifestyle of fishermen seems suited to the task of "fishing people". The strategic, patient repetition of the pattern of success bring the fruit of the catch ashore is a good fit. Practical, no nonsense and skeptical seem to be stereotypes which might suggest that these men would be the least likely to be instruments for drawing people closer in an intimate transcendent relationship with the Divine. The person seen in the eyes of God is not the person that human senses understand. Thank God!