JESUS IS LORD. ALWAYS!

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Friends, breakfast is ready. Come along.

Come and have breakfast children.


"Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.”  So he said to them, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.” So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish." (John 21: 5 - 6).



Easter Friday, 14th April 2023 in the Octave of the Solemnity of Easter.


Our Gospel of today (John 21: 1 - 14) is one of my favorite passages in the Gospel. It is one of the post Resurrection appearances of Jesus to His brothers. He seeks them out everywhere to be with them and encourage them. He prepares a breakfast for His disciples.

Why do I find this passage comforting?

#1. As a self-employed person, I knew what it means to toil a whole week and catch nothing. Isn't it comforting to know that Jesus knows the hideouts of all the fish? The fishermen obeyed the advice of the Stranger on the shore and their disappointment was turned into comfort and joy.


#2. “Come, have breakfast.”

In the Gospels, a number of important teachings of Jesus happened around the dinner table. An African proverb says that "LOVE ENTERS THROUGH THE STOMACH."

Good food and eating are essential to a healthy spirituality.

Jesus invited the Apostles to come and eat and there was an unforgettable party there at the shore.


#3. The Eucharist is compared to a wedding banquet. 


Can thunder strike twice in the same place? Jesus reveals Himself to His disciples through familiar words and actions. John was the first to make the connection of this miraculous catch of fish to the earlier incident when Jesus called Peter to follow Him. 


Jesus is constantly invading our spaces trying to catch our attention. He is the great Hound of Heaven.


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