Читать книгу The Story of Jesus The Christ - Helen Braun Hojt - Страница 26

43

He looked; the net was so full of fishes that it had broken. He

and Andrew could not pull it in, and called to their friends in the

other boat to come and help them. John and James came at

once, and together the four men pulled in so many fishes that

both boats were full, and began to sink. How surprised they

were!

Peter, who had obeyed his Master because he loved him, but

who had not believed that they would catch any fish, fell down at

his Lord’s knees and

said, “ Depart from me,

for I am a sinful man,

0 Lord.» He said this,

not because he wanted

Jesus to leave him, but

because he did not feel

good enough to be the

friend of this wonderful

Christ.

Jesus knew what he

meant, and after they

had taken their boats

to land he asked Peter

and the other disciples

too, if they would not

like to go with him and

become fishers of men.

How could they be

that? By helping to Christ and the Fishermen

save men as their Mas¬

ter was doing; by throwing a net of love around them, which

would draw them away from wicked places and wicked com¬

panions; then by teaching them to love God and keep his com-

44

A CHILD’S STORY OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST

mandments. When Jesus asked if they would do this, they

gladly left their boats and nets and followed him. They stayed

with him all the time he was on earth, travelling through the

cities and villages with him, hearing him teach the people, and

learning many things from him in their long quiet talks. After

he left them they still

tried to teach the people

what they had learned

from him.

On the Sabbath day

they went together to

the synagogue at Ca¬

pernaum and Jesus

taught the lesson.

Most of the people of

this city loved to listen

to him; for he knew

how to explain what he

had read and made the

service very interest¬

ing.

This day an insane

man was in the syna¬

gogue. The Jews be¬

lieved that if a person

was insane it was be¬

cause a wicked spirit got into him which was stronger than he

was and so made him do these strange things. They thought

that if the evil spirit could be driven out the man would be like

other people.

The people were quietly listening to what Jesus was saying

w T hen all at once this insane man called out: “ Let us alone. What

The Cure of the Insane Man