Thursday of week 22 in Ordinary Time
St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910 – 1997)
Gospel – Luke 5:1-11
“When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus saying, ‘Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man.’” Before the intervention of Jesus to save the fatigue of the day, Simon Peter did not understand what is happening. Simon was fishing for the day. But he was very unsuccessful. He said that they worked hard all night long and caught nothing. This is the life without Jesus Christ or before Jesus Christ. A life without the grace. Working all night long and nothing caught! And then Jesus came into his life. Everything changed. Miracle happened. And he is saying, “Leave me”. Because Simon Peter was not prepared for this big event in his life. Because he looked into all his weakness when this happened and not looked into all his possibilities. That is why he asked Jesus to leave him. But Jesus saw all his potentialities. And that is why Jesus said, “‘Do not be afraid; from now on it is men you will catch.’” So, when we encounter with the Grace of God, we must think about our potentials and not about our weaknesses. Let’s reflect: When I have the grace of God, do I think about my weaknesses or do I think about my potentialities?
Don Giorgio