Lessons of a Fly Fishing Pastor
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FlyFishing has a history of Pastoral Reflection
FlyFishing has a history of Pastoral Reflection
"He that views the ancient ecclesiastical canons shall find hunting to be forbidden to churchmen, as being a toilsome, perplexing recreation; and shall find angling allowed to clergymen as being a harmless recreation that invites them to contemplation and quietness." Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler
Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler
Flyfishing is an invitation to Meditate
Flyfishing is an invitation to Meditate
A psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever.
11 The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
the Thunderstorm Psalm
Story of 19.5 inch trout.
Flyfishing is to engage in deception
Flyfishing is to engage in deception
12 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
IL: Fly-Tying demo - pass around the fly boxes.
In fly casting, and in life, motion is everything
In fly casting, and in life, motion is everything
3 For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother.
4 Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.
We need to keep moving.
Moses at 80 took on the role of leading the exodus out of Egypt.
Joshua at 80 said, “I’ll take the hill country.”
We need to learn from our pets who rarely get up from a nap without a really huge stretch.
We need to continue to stretch ourselves spiritually.
Let’s stop simply singing about heaven and work to get more people there!
In order to keep, you must learn to let go
In order to keep, you must learn to let go
36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
Catch and Release: We have to learn to adapt to new situations and environments. So that the next generations have the same opportunities that we did.