Claim. The fishing analogy reaches its theological apex when SMM identifies love as the universal bait — the only lure that can catch not merely fish or people but history and God Himself, who is happy to be dragged by love’s fishing rod.
Elaboration. SMM poses the question in terms a fisherman would understand: “What is analogous to the best bait in fishing? It is love. What is the one bait that can catch all people? That is love. What is the bait that can catch history and catch God as well? If there is bait that can catch God, you would want to prepare it at once, right? That is the bait of love” (1.3. The future leisure industry that will be spotlighted is fishing, 145-227, 1986.5.11). The image then crosses into God’s own joy: “God is happy even if He is being dragged by the fishing rod of love. That is where the arts of love will begin to form. Both the comedy and tragedy of love will be created” (195-273, 1989.12.10). The claim is a strong divine-constraint statement: God consents to be moved by love, not by mere worship.
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