Holy Failure

He called it holy failure,
the moments of the disciples
failing to catch fish,
believing in the word of Jesus
doing his will, doing what he said
casting their nets again, unlikely results
from the suggestion of the carpenter
telling fisherman how to fish
reaping rewards, when their faith
overcame their doubts

February 4, 2007 15:50
Luke 5:1-11 and John 21:1-11
Based on the Sermon “Fishing”
by the Reverend Peter A. Hey
February 4, 2007,
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH