April 26, 2022
Tuesday’s Thoughts on Scripture comes from 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. (NRSV)
Jesus appeared to his disciples in Jerusalem, but was not finished. He soon met them by the Sea of Tiberias. The disciples, meanwhile, had returned to something familiar. Peter led the pack - “I am going fishing” and try to make sense of this whole new thing. The rest followed him, but their all-night effort yielded nothing.
Jesus was still not finished, however. He gave them work to do, beginning with a focus on Peter - feed my lambs and tend my sheep. This activity, with the help of Jesus who would always lead them, would yield an unbelievable “catch.”
Which begs the question, what about us? Do we stick with the familiar, even though it yields nothing? Or do we step into the future bravely following Jesus, doing what he has called us to do, and let down our nets of fear, feelings of scarcity and feelings of dread, trusting we are not ever alone?
Blessings. And prayers.
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