Friday
Read John 21:1-19
21 After this, Jesus appeared once more to his
disciples at Lake Tiberias. This is how it happened. 2Simon Peter,
Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael (the one from Cana in Galilee), the sons of
Zebedee, and two other disciples of Jesus were all together. 3Simon
Peter said to the others, “I am going fishing.”
“We will come with you,” they told him.
So they went out in a boat, but all that night they did not catch a thing. 4As
the sun was rising, Jesus stood at the water’s edge, but the disciples did not
know that it was Jesus. 5Then he asked them, “Young men, haven’t you
caught anything?” “Not a thing,” they answered. 6He said to them,
“Throw your net out on the right side of the boat, and you will catch some.” So
they threw the net out and could not pull it back in, because they had caught
so many fish.
7 The disciple whom Jesus loved said
to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped
his outer garment round him (for he had taken his clothes off) and jumped into
the water. 8The other disciples came to shore in the boat, pulling
the net full of fish. They were not very far from land, about a hundred metres
away. 9When they stepped ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there with
fish on it and some bread. 10Then Jesus said to them, “Bring some of
the fish you have just caught.”
11 Simon Peter went aboard and
dragged the net ashore full of big fish, 153 in all; even though there were so
many, still the net did not tear. 12Jesus said to them, “Come and
eat.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it
was the Lord. 13So Jesus went over, took the bread, and gave it to
them; he did the same with the fish.
14 This, then, was the third time
Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from death.
15 After they had eaten, Jesus said
to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these others do?”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered, “you know that
I love you.”
Jesus said to him, “Take care of my
lambs.” 16A second time Jesus said to him, “Simon son of John, do
you love me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered, “you know that
I love you.”
Jesus said to him, “Take care of my
sheep.” 17A third time Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love
me?”
Peter was sad because Jesus asked him the
third time, “Do you love me?” so he said to him, “Lord, you know everything;
you know that I love you!” Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep. 18I
am telling you the truth: when you were young, you used to get ready and go
anywhere you wanted to; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands
and someone else will bind you and take you where you don’t want to go.” 19(In
saying this, Jesus was indicating the way in which Peter would die and bring
glory to God.) Then Jesus said to him, “Follow me!”
Think
When Jesus meets his disciples he prepares a meal for them; with fish and
bread. He takes what seems to be a
mundane meal and turns it into something holy.
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