Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Jesus chose twelve men to be his apostles. With about half of those we hardly know anything more than their names. With the rest, we know a bit more, but not too much. The Gospels tell us primarily about Jesus, not his disciples. The disciple we know the most about is Peter, who is also called Simon. Our Gospel reading tells us more about him. Our reading begins by telling us about a crowd who was pressing in on Jesus, eager to hear him. They were so packed together, it was as if they were laying on him—their interest was that intense! But where was Peter? Not in the crowd. He was down the shore, cleaning his nets. Why? It wasn’t because he hated Jesus. The reason might be hinted at later in the reading: he had worked all night and caught nothing. Fishing was his livelihood—no fish meant no food, no income, no way to pay the bills. He had to get ready to try again. Maybe you’ve been there—stuck in a job you don’t like, grinding through munda...