Four Fishermen Called to Ministry

Four fishermen called as disciples

Living a life of peril, they plied their trade on a capricious, inland sea. 

They were strong and stern, they were fisherman, they came from Galilee.

Not educated in the ways of Hellenists, they were Hebrews by their birth.

Their culture, their heritage, their God, were the surety to life on this earth. 

Through their toil, by their wit, good stewards of God’s gifts to them;

They knew the source of prosperity, they offered theirs’ back to Him. 

In the way of the fathers, formed by tradition, they reflected on God’s precepts;

Each heard the command from within their hearts, “Put down your fishing nets.”

Jesus approached as he said, “Simon and Andrew, come and follow me.

James and John, leave your father and join us, you, the sons of Zebedee.”

“What you’ve learned in a lifetime of fishing, your time upon the sea;

You will apply in the villages and towns, as you go The way with me.”

“It won’t be fish that you’ll be catching, when you go for fishing again.

You’ll be winning minds and hearts, and saving the souls of men.”

The net you’ll cast is not of this earth, of fiber it is not made, 

its formed by truth and strengthened by love, a great price, yet to be paid. 

Like sheep, the fishermen knew the voice of the one they had heard.

They put aside families and livelihood to follow the true, Living Word.