John Fischer The Catch

To be successful in approaching our theme, “Not Done Yet,” the first thing we as Citizens of the Catch Ministry need to do is push past preconceptions about the various generations’ mindsets and definitions. As one of our MemberPartners, Deborah Mullan, recently said about her Millennial generation:

“We are adults. Most of us are educated, we are in the work force. Many of us are married and responsible for children. If ever there was a consideration that we act as if we are privileged, we are over it.”

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As we stand together, I am compelled to share a tale of transition and guidance from the Lord, woven through the imagery of two cherished prints adorning our home.

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If you can’t handle thorns, how can you ever expect to hold a woman?

Roses were meant to be this way: to entangle their beauty and delicacy in a maize of twisted barbed wire. Perhaps to protect as much as anything. Perhaps to injure those who try to approach the beauty carelessly, but even those who are careful will risk injury. It is to be expected, for love costs.

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How do you want to go out, with a bang or a whimper? Do you want to rust away from lack of use or blaze out like a comet across the sky? What are we here for? To create a comfortable existence or to serve the Lord and our fellow man and woman? Stop thinking of your life as a continuum with an arc of effectiveness with diminishing returns at the end. Stop making excuses for your lack of momentum and decreasing energy. Stop thinking that you might be done. We are never done until we’re dead.

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