Scripture

Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. He called out to them ‘Friends, haven’t you any fish?’ ( John 21, 4-5)

Reflection:

Jesus’ friends had spent 3 years by his side, but when he appeared to them more than once after his resurrection they failed to recognise him. The disciples had gone back to their day job - fishing - when Jesus decided to pop down and cook them breakfast on the beach. What a reunion that must have been, as they realised who he was and sat down to eat with him!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    In this world that is in a far from satisfactory state, we search for hope, for righteousness and justice, and for order out of chaos. Maybe we are wondering why an all-powerful God doesn’t click his fingers and make everything right? I’m not sure that God is all powerful, but I am certain that He is all loving. I’m not even sure I would worship a God who could click his fingers, make everything right, but hasn’t yet? I can worship a God who came as a human baby, who chose to live a human life with all its hardship, who championed the outcasts and the misfits, lived a life of service to others and cared enough about his friends feelings to cook them breakfast on the beach. We can recognise God in the world - not for His power…but for His love.

Vicki Young