This coming Sunday we have the very familiar Gospel passage where Jesus calls the disciples, promising that he will make them "Fish for people." Fishing was familiar to them. In fact Andrew, Simon, James, and John did it for a living. But fishing for people? That's a totally different thing!

Yet something about Jesus' invitation caught their attention and they followed. In fact, the Scripture tells us they left behind their boats and nets. To fishermen those were very important assets. What an amazing thing that they were willing to take a risk on the adventure laid out before them by Jesus.

In our lives the call of God doesn't always make sense. Sometimes what God leads us to do is outside our skill-set and comfort level. Like the disciples being called to fish for people, we may wonder just what we have gotten ourselves into. And, like the disciples, we might be called to leave something behind. What is your boat? What is it that you must leave behind ~ important, expensive ~ to fully answer God's call?