John 21.3
Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing.’ They
said to him, ‘We will go with you.’ They went out and got into the boat, but
that night they caught nothing.
After the resurrection, the
disciples were confused and exhausted. However joyful they felt at seeing Jesus
again, they could make no sense of what had happened. It was as if they had
been on an emotional roller coaster.
Peter decided to go fishing,
to do something he knew how to do, to reach for the comfort of something
familiar. But even that goes wrong. They catch nothing. Have his old skills
deserted him?
They see someone on the
shoreline, who tells them to cast their nets on the other side of the boat,
and, lo and behold, they catch a multitude of fish. They recognise the person
who has helped them as Jesus, and find that he has already built a fire on the
shore, and is cooking breakfast for them. It’s the same story we read on Day 1,
but John uses it here, as a reminder to Peter that Jesus is still there, still
able to help, and that he can still rely on him.
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What do you do when you feel overwhelmed or upset? How
might you remind yourself of God’s presence in those times?
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