Yesterday I mentioned a little of Christ Jesus' humor. Today in the Gospel, the Risen Christ stands upon the shore and calls out to a boat of adult male fishermen, "Children, have you caught anything to eat?" I wonder how annoyed they were at first, or if they thought this guy was crazy, especially when he next told them to throw their nets over the other side of the boat. Here's the catch, they threw their nets on the right side of the boat like the guy on shore said, and they caught so many fish, they nearly couldn't haul it in. That was when John recognized the Lord and dove into the deep water to be the first to reach Christ on the shore.
Once all together, the Lord feeds and nourishes them for their trouble and exertions in reaching him when he called out to them. That is the cool thing about the God, he is always the initiation, the first mover, whether as God the Father, God the Son, or God the Holy Spirit, and then he waits for us to respond, and join into a communion with him. This Easter season, we have a Risen Lord encouraging us to repent and live do that we might live in him. How are we responding to that call?
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