The most dependable way to lift our own spirits is to do something good for a person in need. This is also the best place to recognize Jesus once again. The Catholic Worker movement grew out of this woman's desire to live the gospel with directness and simplicity, and it came to include 175 houses of hospitality that feed the hungry and shelter the homeless. From age 15 until her death, she found beauty in places and faces that most people are glad to avoid. Dorothy Day would not let exhaustion or confusion prevent her from recognizing Christ in the faces of the people she served.
Men are notorious for resisting guidance and direction.
Moses refused to ask for directions. This number is intriguing, and would probably inspire Agent Dana Scully to run a mathematical analysis on her computer. The theologian Augustine figured out that the number 153 is obtained when all of the integers from 1 to 17 are added together, a mathematical fact that suggests the completeness of the number 153 itself. Others have suggested that the number is a symbol of the Trinity, or a sign of the totality of the church. At the very least, it describes an enormous catch, one that points to the abundance of Jesus' gifts.