Whenever we talk about “comfort”, there can be a couple of nouns that we attach to it.
So, we will talk about “comfort food”, which may not be that sumptuous or savory, but it may be just simple food that warms the stomach and eases the mind.
We also talk about “comfort zone”, which does not necessarily mean a place but rather a sense of security and familiarity, and the mind is at ease.
Moving out of the comfort zone may mean anxiety and stress, and it certainly is not a comfortable feeling.
In the gospel, when Jesus told Peter to put out into deep water and pay out the nets for a catch, Peter would have his apprehensions.
It was not that Peter had not gone fishing in the deep waters, but rather it was a carpenter who was telling him, a fisherman, where to fish.
Peter had to move out of his comfort zone of assumptions and presumptions and to agree with what Jesus told him.
In doing so, Peter encountered a “divine mystery zone” that made him realise that he was a sinner.
So, when we had to move out of our comfort zone and go into the deep unknown, let us remember it is Jesus who is leading us into a divine mystery zone.
In that divine mystery, God will reveal to us what we need to know about ourselves so that we will have peace of mind and heart.