MAY 2026 Monthly Ember

MAY 12th, 2026 08:00 PM Indiana (East):

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STUDY VERSE

INTENTIONAL READING PRACTICES FOR ONE VERSE
(3–5 core habits)

  1. Slow the verse down
    Read it aloud more than once. Pause between phrases. Let the verse set the pace instead of rushing to understanding.

  2. Attend to the exact words
    Notice every word as intentional, not filler. Pay special attention to verbs, conditions, and contrasts.

  3. Read with submission, not control
    Approach the verse assuming it has the right to correct you.

  4. Pray the verse back to God
    Before analyzing, echo the verse back to God in prayer. This aligns the heart before engaging the mind and keeps the verse from becoming merely informational.

  5. Sit with the verse briefly
    Allow a moment of quiet. Repeat one phrase slowly. Let it settle. Let the Scripture “sink from the mind into the heart.”

Luke 5:1-11

One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,[a] the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”

5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.

Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.

CREATION MARVELING

What story is God telling us through His Creation that relates to this verse?

WILD GOD Monthly Ember Reflection Questions:

Journal your answers to these questions and bring them to the Monthly Ember to share with everyone else!

  1. What does this verse clearly say?
    (Observation)
    State it in your own words without adding interpretation.

  2. What does this verse reveal about God?
    (Character & Authority)
    What does it show about who God is, what He values, or how He works?

  3. What does this verse reveal about people—including me?
    (Human Condition)
    What tendency, weakness, calling, or responsibility is exposed?

  4. What must I believe or change in response to this verse?
    (Decision & Repentance)
    Is there a truth to trust, a lie to reject, or an action to take?

  5. How will I apply this verse to my life today—and who will I share it with?
    (Obedience & Multiplication)
    Name a specific action and a person.