Jesus has freed us from the darkness of sin and of death. So, we need to live in accordance with that freedom. We need to acknowledge where we had been and who we really are. We need to acknowledge the mercy of God, so that like Peter in today’s Gospel, we can have the same kind of humble attitude when he declared his unworthiness before Jesus.

By ourselves we can never be worthy, but with the help of the Word of God, we are made worthy. That is exactly what Paul tells the people in the first reading. We, too, have been made worthy by the blood of Jesus Christ. We come before the Lord, not on our own merits, but through the merits of Jesus Christ.

If we can come before Jesus with that kind of an attitude, then like his apostles, Jesus may also tell us “do not be afraid” and to be “fishers of men.” Peter was called to be an Apostle. Each one of us may not have the same calling but this should not matter. What matters is that we humble ourselves before the Lord, and accept the challenge and mission he gives us.