John 21:1-14
Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee's sons, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We also will come with you." So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. 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. So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his garment, for he was lightly clad, and jumped into the sea. The other disciples came in the boat, for they were not far from shore, only about a hundred yards, dragging the net with the fish. When they climbed out on shore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread. Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish you just caught." So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, "Come, have breakfast." And none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they realized it was the Lord. Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish. This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to his disciples after being raised from the dead.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for missionaries, that God may strengthen them with The Truth.
I wish I could be more like St. John (the beloved disciple). Upon seeing God's work, he knew who to attribute this abundant catch to. He recognized Who God was through Our Lord's good works and generosity. In seeing Our Lord, he immediately points out Who Jesus is so that others may know this joy.
I wish I could be more like St. Peter, who, upon hearing that Our Lord was on the shore, jumped into the sea to be with Him. Some days I'm too busy trying to make sense of the metaphorical "catch" that I forget who to attribute the "catch" to. Instead of rejoicing in the things that I have, I am burdened with the work associated with the "catch." Being joyful with the "catch" doesn't alleviate me from responsibility, for I'm sure St. Peter still had to help organize, clean and gut the fish.
I wish I could be like the disciples and get something to eat. So, with that in mind, take care and God Bless.
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