Friday, February 05, 2010

5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)


Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.
Lk 5:1-11

GOSPEL EXPLANATION


“Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.”

Greek has two words for “master”: didaskalos and epistates. Here “epistates” is used by the disciples to convey their faith in the authority of Jesus. That was why Simon Peter obeyed the command of Jesus to cast the nets.

“Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”

Now Simon calls Jesus “Lord” to indicate that he was aware that the authority of Jesus was divine. And in front of the hand of God, Peter became also aware of his being a sinful man.

...and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon.

In Luke the first disciples of Jesus were Simon Peter, James and his brother John. Andrew, the brother of Peter, has not yet been mentioned.

Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”

The image and the trap were images used in the Old Testament for punishment. To be called fishers of men means that the mission of the Twelve was to help men avoid the coming punishment and enter the Kingdom of God.

They left everything and followed him.

In first century Judaism, those who followed a rabbi were expected to render him respect, obedience and service to their master (rabbi).

Following Jesus was different. (1) The disciples do not choose their master. It is the master who chooses the disciples. The disciples still owe the master their obedience. (2) The disciples were not only hearers but collaborators, witnesses and workers in the harvest. (3) The disciples do not just adhere to the teachings of the master but to the master himself. Jesus was not just like any rabbi. (4) Following Jesus meant carrying one’s cross.

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