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It was an ordinary sort of day in Capernaum. But
there was a hint of excitement. Jesus, a carpenter from nearby
Nazareth, had been in town... |
| EZZAI: | Fish! Fish! Nice, fresh fish! Come this way
to buy your fish! |
| RANAH: | Old Ezzai's a bit excited today, don't you
think, Ornah? |
| ORNAH: | He certainly is, Ranah. I suppose it's because
he's been so short of fish lately. |
| RANAH: | He certainly has a lot now... |
| EZZAI: | Plenty of fish! Come over here for nice, fresh
fish! |
| RANAH: | ...and they are the freshest he's had for
a while! |
| ORNAH: | You can say that again! Wonder where they
all came from. |
| RANAH: | I was talking to Zebedee the other day. He
and his boys have had a hard time lately. |
| EZZAI: | Fish! Fish! Fresh fish over here! Plenty of
fish! |
| ORNAH: | Here's Nathan. Perhaps he knows about it. |
| RANAH: | Hello, Nathan. |
| NATHAN: | Hi, Ranah, Ornah. What an exciting day! |
| ORNAH: | You mean here in the fish market? |
| NATHAN: | O that!!! No! You weren't down by Lake
Galilee to hear Jesus? |
| RANAH: | The carpenter from Nazareth? |
| NATHAN: | He's the one. Boy, can he teach! |
| ORNAH: | So I heard. |
| EZZAI: | Fish! Finest fresh fish! |
| NATHAN: | He was teaching down by the lake. A whole
crowd of us wanted to hear him... |
| RANAH: | If I know you, Nathan, I bet you were right
up at the front! |
| NATHAN: | Not just me, Ranah!... I mean... well... um... a lot
of people were shoving up to the front! |
| ORNAH: | And what did Jesus do? |
| EZZAI: | Plenty of fish! This way! |
| NATHAN: | He got into Simon's boat. Simon pushed it
off from the shore. It was just fine for us all. |
| RANAH: | I guess Zebedee will tell me all about it. |
| NATHAN: | He's an incredible teacher, this Jesus. You
just listen to every word he says. It all makes so much sense!
It was a pity to have to come away. |
| ORNAH: | Wonder where he is now. I can see I should
have been there. |
| NATHAN: | Well, as we were going, I heard him ask Simon
to push out further for a catch. Simon put up a protest, but went.
That's all I heard. |
| RANAH: | I don't blame him. Fishing has been so bad
lately! |
| EZZAI: | Fish! Fish! Plenty of nice fresh fish! Just
caught today! Buy your fish over here! |
| NATHAN: | Old Ezzai seems to have some! |
| ORNAH: | Here's Zebedee now! |
| ZEBEDEE: | Hello, Ranah, Ornah, Nathan. What a day! |
| RANAH: | That's just what Nathan was saying. |
| EZZAI: | Fish! Fish! Plenty of fresh fish! |
| ZEBEDEE: | All these fish! Just two boats went out
- Simon's and ours. This Jesus had told us to go. Hopeless, I
thought! But I tell you, the water was right up to here. One more
fish and we'd have sunk for sure! |
| ORNAH: | I bet poor Simon felt trapped! A rough diamond.
A bit embarrassing to be beaten at your own game! |
| ZEBEDEE: | You're right. But now Simon and my two
boys, James and John, are leaving the boats to follow Jesus. Andrew,
too.
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| NATHAN: | Left the boats? |
| ZEBEDEE: | Jesus said, "Follow me. From now on,
you will be catching men". And they left - just like that! |
| RANAH: | Following Jesus... I wonder! |
| EZZAI: | Fish! Fish! Plenty of nice fresh fish! Buy
your fish over here! Fish! Fish! |
| What a day! The Teacher, Jesus! The big catch
of fish! Four fishermen give up their boats to follow Jesus!
The fishing was so bad a week ago that they nearly gave up then.
But now the fishing is so good - and they leave to follow Jesus!
Who is this Jesus? |