How to Catch a Fish

 A couple of weeks ago, my husband went fly fishing with his uncle and the kids begged to be taken along.  Unfortunately fly fishing is not easy to do with little kids underfoot, so they had to stay home with mom.  I promised them I would take them down to the dam and try to catch some fish down there (I would?).    That was a huge promise, since I’ve been fishing less times in my life than any of them had!

We grabbed the bucket of worms and a fishing pole and headed down the road to the little creek that goes through our village.   I’m glad no one else was there to see me fumbling with the fishing pole and grossing out over those worms.  They try to get away when you want to put them on the hook!  Ewww!  With my 3 year old boy’s help, I got the bait on and cast out the line into the murky water.  In no time at all, I had a fish on the line, reeled it in and realized I didn’t know how to get the fish OFF the hook.

I was pretty pathetic.  But the kids got a kick out of mom catching two fish even though she didn’t have a clue how to do it.   And I discovered that fishing is actually pretty fun.

Last week, I sat on the edge of the creek and watched my husband work his magic on the fish. 

We both caught fish, but I soon saw that fishing wasn’t just about the end result.  I was throwing in a worm and hoping for a bite. 

He was romancing the fish, luring them in by the beauty of his invisible line swooshing through the air, making the fly dance above the water.  He used skill and patience, wisdom and knowledge to know where the fish were, what they were biting, and how to catch them.

The float line whirred over his head, back and forth making a humming noise and when it landed softly on the top of the water, a trout jumped out of the water to feed on that fly.  I never knew fishing could be so beautiful or romantic.

Colossians Colossians 4: 5-6 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

We ought to speak about Jesus with romance in our voice.  We use skill (training), wisdom and patience in sharing our faith with others.  There’s a difference between throwing something out there, hoping someone will take a bite, and carefully choosing words, at the right moment, that will entice our listeners. 

Add a little romance to your faith today.  It is a beautiful thing to be caught by Jesus!

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