THE GOSPEL
Luke 5:1-11For astonishment seized him at the catch of fish they had made.
Broken nets,
hold-overs,
loaded
with
fish.
Do not be afraid. Now it is
my sea of humanity.
From here on
you will
catch
men
and
women.
Lord,
give us your worthiness
instead of our un-
worthiness;
make us
deeper
than
our
doubts.
Let us fall
on our knees
as did Simon Peter.
Help us in the catching
and surely in the being caught.
THE FIRST READING
Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,
“Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?”
“Here I am,” I said, “send me!”
“Here I am;
send
me!”
Oh God,
send me your leap-of-faith grace.
Help me to leave the shore,
and to relish the water.
And go directly
where you
wish
me
to
be.
Let
nothing
hold me back.
THE SECOND READING
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11
Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me.
For I am the least of all the apostles.
Lord,
just
as you
did with Paul,
give us your grace.
Please overcome the chasm
that lies between who we are
and whomever you might call us to be.