The Grandmothering of Jesus | John 21

Season 3 | The Grandmothering of Jesus | John 21

In John 21, the disciples - led by Simon Peter - are going fishing. Why? They've just witnessed the death and resurrection of Jesus, he's appeared to them at least two different times, and they decide to go fishing. 

It's easy in these moments to judge the disciples behavior. Maybe we would like to think we would have done something more purposeful or spiritually minded. But do we really know how potentially confusing and challenging these days after Jesus returns would be? 

And so we find the disciples fishing, and Jesus offers to make them some food. What could this moment be about?

 

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