Down by the Sea of Galilee

An anecdotal walk back in time with Jesus today.

[The bible is at its best confusing, each writer/disciple writes in their own fashion and the internet fails to provide a really good version of all of the comings and goings of Jesus, so we may edit this or rewrite it completely.
Note this an anecdotal take on what could have happened to a member of the crowd that could have been following Jesus, it's not supposed to be gospel its a Lenten Reflection.
Using the word I, or we, is a way of reflecting personally on what is happening rather reading about my experience you can interpret yourself into the story.]


Just spotted the one they call Jesus talking a group of  people, can't get near him such a crowd of folks around him. He is walking into the water now, and going out to some boats. Wonder why he did that, at least the crowd is not following him.

He climbed into the boat and now he is sitting there talking to the crowd, wonder what he is saying.

We heard rumours that his cousin, the one that baptised him John the Baptist they call him, just heard that he has been arrested.

Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, he keeps saying this over and over again.

There are also some mutterings about him healing the sick, seems like this Prophet has a lot going for him. He is from Nazareth, where ever that is, somewhere in the hill country probably.

Now the fishermen are taking him further out to sea, they seem to be paying out their nets. Lots of mutterings in the crowd, the Pharisees are gathering now, glad its not the Sabbath. Just heard some women talking that he was practically thrown out of Nazareth for what he said, and Simon's Mother is here, she is saying that a fever left her only yesterday when he laid his hands on her head.

Oh wait!
The fishermen are calling for more boats, looks like they have a haul of fish out there. I thought we had overfished our Sea! Gosh the crowd are going crazy now, cheering and yelling, muttering, its cacophony of noise right now.

According to Luke you can read it all here.

Everyone is coming back to shore now we are moving off towards our homes, the hour is late, I wonder where he sleeps. Perhaps he is staying with Simon Peter he seems quite fond of him and Andrew, a couple of other men are following him.

Next Day.

Woke up to rumours that half the men folk have left their jobs and boats and gone off with Jesus, the town is in disarray right now. Must go and follow them and see where they are going and what this prophet has to offer that we have never heard of from other prophets. The Pharisees are well out of sorts at this news.

We found him with a crowd of people listening to his message, going to sit on the bank and listen with them.