Jesus cured Peter’s mother-in-law

When Jesus came out of the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon. Simon’s testing suffered from a high fever, and they begged him for it. He stood over her, ordered a fever, and she left her. She got up immediately and served them. After sunset, all those who were ill for various ailments brought them to him. He laid his hands on each of them and healed them. Evil spirits also came out of many, crying out, “You are the Son of God.” He threatened them and did not allow them to speak, for they knew that he was the Messiah. And they came to him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them: but he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also, for I am sent. And he preached in the synagogues of Judah.

The gift of vocation. To realize again, the work was given to me by Jesus.

The world has severe reservations about Christianity. They consider faith to be a private matter, God a substitute, and opium. This state calls us to bear witness to our relationship with Christ, with God. It is a challenge for us. Jesus, not only to Simon on the Lake of Genesis but also tells us today: “Retreat to the depths and lower the nets for hunting” (Luke 5: 4)!

Evangelist St. Luke describes in detail the event during which Jesus performed a miracle, which we call “miraculous fishing”, but points out, in particular, the vocation of Simon Peter and his companions, when he tells Peter, “Do not be afraid, from now on you will hunt people” (Luke 5:10). It is a well-known event from the Gospel, yet it is necessary to thoroughly analyze the text because it shows how to find the way and believe in God. First must first believe in oneself, no one’s possibilities, and know-how to accept faith as one’s After a time of joy from one’s own successes. , he must survive the bitterness of difficulty. He must lose hope in himself and know what his powers are limited Peter was a good fisherman, but an unsuccessful night served him to uncover his misery to understand how little he could Unsuccessfully work is often an hour of knowing himself. Only when one experiences self-belief and self-disappointment stages can one ascend to the third, the fundamental belief in God, when Peter launched the net at the word of Jesus, catching much fish, but then realizing that it was no longer fish, but about his faith. He has stood on the path of believing in God, and from then, or he will do his best not to depart from this path.

People most often identify their belief in God with faith in themselves. They conclude that religion is a doping agent and that one who experiences it in person will overcome it. At that time, the believer knows what he is up to. And he knows the limits of his possibilities, but he also knows from it the help of Almighty God, for whom there are no impossible things. Man gains the certainty that it is not he, but God is working in him. A man remains weak, but he can cooperate with God. He does everything to stay obedient to God. In life, we will experience many opportunities to prove whether we trust God more than other people.

John received an offer to do business. It was tempting, especially for a good yield. Examining the materials, he found that it was against his morals. He did not question. He did not accept the offer. Others who succumbed paid for it. He established himself in the belief that God should be trusted more than others or himself.

The texts of today’s readings reveal to us the gift of vocation. We realize that every baptized person has received the assistance of a work to fulfill their social role. The Creator endowed us with an immortal soul and called on man to carry out his mission, which he entrusted explicitly to man. True, one can reject this gift by one’s reason and free will, but by doing so, one decides one’s reward or punishment. The fulfillment of this task depends on the degree of our opening up to the voice of conscience in each day’s events and decisions.