18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
-- Matthew 4:18-20
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Hmmmm... this sort of makes me uncomfortable for some reason as I'm reading it now -- perhaps it connotes to me too strongly a traditional approach to trying to convert people.
well maybe - remember, this was 2000 years ago, and people didn't share our current aversion for conversion :) also, more metaphorically, i think it refers to not "converting" people, but rather, spiritualizing them - for this is, after all, Jesus, the prophet of God, speaking...
True true, I can appreciate that more this morning than last night. ;) Thanks for grounding me.
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