Friday within the Octave of Easter
(Acts 4:1-12; John 21:1-14)
You might think that the Beloved Disciple recognizes Jesus before
the others because of keener eyesight. But
this is not the case. He knows that the
figure on the shore is “the Lord” because of his great faith. Just as he believed that Jesus had risen from
the dead when he saw the burial cloths in the tomb, he identifies Jesus on the
shore based on the huge catch of fish Jesus just engineered.
Faith is a deeper way of seeing. With the support of tradition, faith enables
people to transcend appearances to discern deeper, spiritual realities. Jesus remains an obscure figure to the other
disciples until their faith is engaged by his invitation to “Come, have
breakfast.”
It is the same meal to which Jesus invites us in the
Eucharist. At it we review the tradition in the reading of Scripture. Then we sense his presence as we eat the
consecrated bread and drink the transubstantiated wine.
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