Jesus gets into the boat of Simon Peter. At the Sea of Galilee, the disciples witnessed for a special event in their lives. They were fishing all night, and they caught nothing. The Lord told them to cast their nets into the deep. But St. Peter responded: “Master, we have worked all night, and have caught nothing, but at your command, I will lower the nets.” When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing. Jesus then said to Simon Peter: “Do not be afraid, from now on, you will be catching men.” “From now on, you will be a fisher of men.” When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.

The boat is a metaphor for our lives. Like the Disciples, we sometimes struggle in our life, and our livelihood can sometimes be rocky, with strong waves around us. But then something wonderful happens. Jesus gets into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon.

I really like this image today. The Lord Jesus himself gets into Simon Peter's boat. You can imagine the surprise on Peter's face when he saw the Lord embarked on his boat. Did Peter invited him onto his boat? You can also imagine Peter thinking to himself: “There's something fishy going on here...” Why did the Lord chose Peter's boat, among so many other boats along the Sea of Galilee.

Imagine that you are on the boat with the disciples, and perhaps there are struggles, and things aren't going well in your life right now. And then picture the Lord Jesus entering your boat, and sitting with you in your boat. Isn't that just a wonderful image. If we make room for God, God always want to enter into our boats. God can change our life for the good and better if we allow room for God. God wants to be on our boats.

God is always with us, but the Eucharist helps us to be mindful of God's ever-presence.