  5th Sunday after the Epiphany               Rev. D. K.
Schroeder Luke
5:1-11                                                February
7, 2010  Hymns (from the Service Book and Hymnal): 188 "Lord
Jesus Christ Be Present Now" 553 "Jesus Calls Us O'er The
Tumult" 305 "Thou Lord Of Hosts Whose Guiding Hand" 173 "All
Creatures Of Our God And King"    TEXT (vs. 10b-11) "Then Jesus
said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch
men." 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything
and followed him."              Back in 1982 when I began my
theological education, I embarked on this task knowing full well
that it would be the beginning of a huge change in my life. 
That change began right away, since I was 27 years old and I had
never been in a college classroom before.  I graduated from high
school in 1972, and had spent 10 years in the secular work force
before making this big transition.              I am, what is
frequently called, a "second career pastor."  Of course I'm not
alone in thi