1 Cor 3:18-23 / Luke 5:1-11
In life, we often have to take risks, and we certainly would think about the kind of risks.
Whatever the risks may be, it is certainly wise to take a calculated risk.
In other words, we would rather “play safe” than to live dangerously.
Certainly, we would rather be wise and safe than to be foolish and be in danger.
In the gospel, when Jesus told Peter to go out into the deep water and pay out the nets for a catch, Peter would have to consider if it is worth it.
Going out into the deep waters would be risky, to say the least, and what if after doing that, there is still nothing to catch.
But somehow, Peter decided to take the risk, maybe it was a calculated risk, and it turned out to be a good gain.
And Peter realized that though he was a fishman by profession, he can still learn something from Jesus.
As the 1st reading puts it, if we think that we are wise by worldly standards, then God can still show that His wisdom is greater than our wisdom.
We are reminded that God’s ways are not our ways and God’s thoughts are not our thoughts.
When we understand that, then we will accept God’s ways even if there are going to be risks.