Here I am, Lord ...
 
8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!"
                                Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13)
The Prophet Isaiah, 1968
Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) © ARS, NY
Location :Private Collection
Photo Credit : Scala / Art Resource, NY 
http://www.biblical-art.com/artwork.asp?id_artwork=22912&showmode=Full
 
 
 
 
 
Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure
nor this thing nor that but simply growth.
We are happy when we are growing.
                                                            ~William Butler Yeats
 
 
 
 
There is wisdom in turning as often as possible
from the familiar to the unfamiliar:
it keeps the mind nimble, it kills prejudice,
and it fosters humor.
                                                            ~ George Santayana
 
 
 
Martha Z. took this picture of a bobcat a quarter of a mile from here.
This week she saw not one, but two bobcats together!  She took a
picture of them, but they were too far away and blurry.
 
The wild animals are having a difficult time with all the snow and cold that
we have had this winter.  Many of the elk have moved to lower altitudes, but some
people think the deer are not strong enough to plow through the snow drifts.
 
I wonder how many of our wild life will survive this unusual winter.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Whether you think you can or
whether you think you can't, you're right.
                                                            ~ Henry Ford
 
 
 
 
 
 
February 4, 2007    Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
 
Previous OPQs may be found at:      
                http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm
 
 
5Simon answered, "Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets." 6When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break.
                        Luke 5:1-11
The nets were about to break
VALLOTTON, Annie
http://www.biblical-art.com/artwork.asp?id_artwork=25861&showmode=Full
 
 
Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein
 
 
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
 
 
The reason for the call is not to say to Peter, "Buck up, little buddy, you're not so bad," but rather, "Stop being afraid now. We have work to do."
 
The best thing that Peter teaches us about discipleship is that a regular guy does not cease to be a regular guy just because he is called to follow Jesus.
 
Mary Hinkle Shore    http://maryhinkle.typepad.com/pilgrim_preaching/2004/02/regular_people_.html
 
 
Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13)
Psalms 138:1-8
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11