GOD’s GRACE IS ENOUGH.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Luke 5:1-11 When God calls someone for a mission the feeling of unworthiness is always the immediate response. Isaiah finds himself not worthy of God’s invitation because of his unclean lips. Paul judges himself to be unworthy of the call because of his past as former persecutor of the believers. Peter doubts the words of Jesus telling him to drop his net one more time. These three men in today’s readings acknowledged their inadequacy, weaknesses and vulnerabilities. However, amidst of their excuses God qualifies and sanctifies them. Friends, when we start to be aware of our unworthiness and nothingness that is the perfect time to take a first step into deep water and follow the Lord. The moment we recognized our sinfulness that is the perfect indication of God’s active presence in our life. Our sins does not disqualify us to continue the missionary work of Jesus. At times we feel like Isaiah Paul and Peter in today’s reading. We feel so unfit, however let me tell you my dear friends that perfection is not a requirement to follow the Lord. Just like Isaiah be ready to say “Here I am Lord, send me.” Your dirty mouth can be used by God to speak the truth. Sometimes our mouth is dirty because we fed it with gossips. We fed it with dirty and bad words. We swear. We curse. We insult people. We use our mouth for profanity. Our mouths are sometimes dirty because we use it to complain and vehicle of spreading dishonesty. Just like Paul believe that it is God’s grace who makes us deserving. “I am what I am because of God’s grace.” God’s grace will sufficiently uphold us amidst of our limitations. Like Peter just drop your net. Friends, never allow your dirtiness, fears, and doubts paralyzed God’s trust in you. As Rick Warren once said: “In God’s garden of grace, even a broken tree can bear fruit.” The grace of God makes everything possible. We may think we are not good enough but God’s grace is beyond our imagination. God’s grace is enough. Blessings Fr. Jhack