Last Sunday, brother Chase Palmer taught an excellent sermon titled, “Go Fish.” He challenged our congregation to get busy sharing the message of Jesus Christ with people within our spheres of influence. As he spoke, some of these words began to form in my mind. I hope you can use them as a fun, rhyming reminder to look for opportunities for Christ.

Lord, Make Me a Fisherman

Lord, make me a fisherman every day,
As through the waters I make my way.
With the line of Your love and the hook of Your grace,
With the lure of the hope to see Your face.

Lord, give me a pole to cast it all in,
To reach out to souls who flounder in sin.
Place many people within my reach,
From shining horizon to foamy beach.

Draw them in! Set them free!
Make them clean, just like Thee.

So often I’ve failed to launch out to bay,
While watching the ocean fade evening-gray.
And lest more opportunities swim away,
Lord make me a fisherman every day.