“Come, Have Breakfast”

“Come, Have Breakfast”

April 5, 2013

Friday in the Octave of Easter

By Melanie Rigney

 “There is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved.” (Acts 4:12)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever. (Psalms 118:1)

When they climbed out on shore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you just caught.” So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” And none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they realized it was the Lord. (John 21:9-12)

Piety

Lord, help me to be faithful when you call, especially when our views on what I should be doing diverge.

Study

“Come, have breakfast.”

Such simple, loving words.

The apostles were lost without Jesus. In fact, Peter and some of the others who were fishermen by trade had even lost the ability to catch anything on their own. Then the Master appeared, and they couldn’t even bring the net into the boat, it was so full of fish. Did Jesus ridicule their failure? Would a friend do that to another friend? Of course not, especially when he knew they were hungry for fishing all night without success. Instead, Jesus prepared a fire, provided bread, and invited them to dine with him.

Soon, he would be gone in earthly form from their world. They would go on to do great, heroic acts in his name.

But now, it was time for breakfast.

Action

The 126^th Men’s Weekend will be April 18-21 at Missionhurst in Arlington. Won’t you please come join us for breakfast at Metro 29 Diner that Sunday? Check out http://www.arlingtoncursillo.org/12th-mens-cursillo/12th-mens-weekend-closing/ for more information. And, it’s not too late to ask a man you know to say “yes” to the Weekend and a deeper relationship with Christ.