The closer you get to the Holy, the more aware you become of your own sinfulness and the

more frightened you become of divine judgment. The disciples have been out fishing all night.

You remember the story.

And they had not been successful.

They come back and their nets are empty and Jesus says to Simon,

why don't you cast your net over on that side of the boat and you can sense Simon's frustration and

irritation as if he would say to Jesus, look, you're a great teacher, great rabbi, great

theologian, and all of that. But we are experts at fishing. Why don't you tend to your business?

We'll tend to ours. Where do you think we've had this net over this side of the

boat all night and nothing happens?" And Jesus says, put the net where I told you to put it.

And Simon says, okay, I mean, I'm guessing here he says humor him.

So they throw the nets over the side

where Jesus had indicated.

And you know the story.

Every fish in the sea of Galilee jumps in the net.

So the nets are starting to burst

and the boats are about to sink and what does Peter do he pulls out a contract

and says that's fantastic. Jesus here's the deal. You come down here one day a month. Just do this one. Just take five minutes of your time. Once a month, you get 50% of the profits from our business. That's what I would have done.

Made Jesus a full partner for five minutes work a month. It's not what he did. What did he say?

Depart from me for I'm a sinful man.

Jesus leave. I can't handle this. Why? All Jesus did was. We've found. What? All Jesus did was

fell the nets with fish. But you see in that moment Peter again

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