Have you ever gone fishing and caught
nothing? Have you ever invested in a
relationship and received nothing? Have
you ever been disappointed with God?
Jesus’ disciples had experienced all those
things. Jesus had died, appeared to them
twice in his resurrected body, and that was it.
Their hope for a Messiah or a revolution, or something had
disappeared. Three years with Jesus
shot.
Many of them went to their comfort zone,
back home, to commercial fishing as they had done before Jesus had called them
to come and follow him (John 21:1-19).
They fished all night with no results.
Then, at dawn, Jesus appeared on the shore
and told them to throw a net on the other side of the boat. It sounds funny, but they did it and caught
153 fish!
Jesus was waiting for them with a fire and
fish and bread for breakfast on the beach.
Jesus had not abandoned them. He had met them where they were. He had provided nourishment for them so that
they might live truly.
This is the risen Christ.
He is alive among us, the tired, the failed
and the discouraged Christian community.
He calls us to himself to be re-energized and sent again into the world
in his presence and in his name.
Peter, who denied Jesus three times is
forgiven and sent to proclaim Jesus three times.
All are called to follow Jesus again,
nourished from within. Jesus is alive
and is present within and among us. We
are fed with the Spirit, we are nourished at His table.
Jesus said, to the Devil, “It is written,
‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth
of God.’” (Matthew 4:4)
Jesus
is alive and at work in our hearts. Know
Jesus, know life.
Come and worship God for all that he has
done for us this Sunday at Faith Lutheran Church at 8:30 a.m. or at 10:00
a.m. We’re located at 505 East Bonita
Avenue (one-half block east of the Post office) in San Dimas.
Find more information at
www.faithsd.net. Contact me at flc@faithsd.net or at 909
599-3978 if you have any questions.
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