“Lord, You Can Use My Boat”
“Nice boat.” Simon looked up from mending his nets to see a tall man touching his boat. It was Jesus, whom he�d first met down in Judea where Simon had been listening to John the Baptist�s teaching. Jesus himself was a teacher these days, Simon had heard. Jesus was fingering the joinery of Simon�s boat, admiring the handiwork. “Very smooth,” he said. “Benjamin the boatmaker finished it last fall,” said Simon. “Last boat he made before he died.” Jesus ran his hand over the planks along the side of the craft. “It looks tight,” he said, “Mortise and tenon joinery....
