John 21:1–14
After these things Jesus showed himself
again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this
way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael
of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. 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. Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the
disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, "Children,
you have no fish, have you?" They answered him, "No." He said to
them, "Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find
some." So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because
there were so many fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It
is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some
clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea. But the other disciples
came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the
land, only about a hundred yards off. When they had gone ashore, they saw a
charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. Jesus said to them,
"Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon Peter
went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred
fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus
said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples
dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it was the Lord.
Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the
fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he
was raised from the dead. When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon
Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said
to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him,
"Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon son of
John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I
love you." Jesus said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him
the third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter felt hurt
because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said
to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus
said to him, "Feed my sheep."
Reflection
Can I sense the presence of Jesus in
running my daily business just like the disciples?
Jesus invites me to breakfast, how do I
respond to his invitation?