Written by:Viktor Kulikovskiy
3/30/2010 5:21 PM 

I was once asked why I liked fishing much, since I'm not that good at it. I wanted to answer in the most Christian way possible and said because it also helps me be alone with God. Although true, I have tested myself since that time that often I get too carried away with fishing to even have a single thought of my Creator. If the fishing is good, I am too busy, if the fishing is bad then I am too sad. I ran across this poem that reminded me my answer, and I thought you would enjoy it, please read it:

On a Lake at Daylight

by Stan Fagerstrom

A friend saw me coming off the lake
He asked me what I'd caught
Didn't have a bump this trip, I said
And I fished in my best spot

If I was you I'd quit, he smiled
But I just shook my head
My friend just didn't know you see
There's much more to be said

Because on a lake at daylight
As dawn's light glistens on the dew
I feel the nearness of my Lord
Through skies of gray or blue

I hear him in the eagle's cry
And the heron's raucous call
I see him in the rainbow
Be it summer, spring, or fall

He whispers to me in the wind
Or in the softly falling rain
And I know that if I listen
He'll speak to me again

That's why before I make my first cast
I take the time to pray
To simply thank God for the chance
To be out here today

I thank him in the name of Christ
Because as we are all aware
It was often men who fished He sought
His life on earth to share

I like to catch my share of fish
And I get them now and then
But if I do or if I don't
I'll be back out again

If I never caught another bass
A crappie, perch, or trout
I'd still be going fishin'
There's not the slightest doubt

Perhaps you find the Lord in church
Me too but a promise I will make
Take time to look for Him, my friend
Next time you're out here on the lake

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