Peter Blog a few random thoughts

So what are we passionate about? What gets us up in the morning and I don’t mean the radio or the alarm clock Maybe its a particular sport or art or music or a TV program. What ever it may be we talk about it with Passion and we live it and love it. When ever we think about it or the person it brings a smile to our faces.  Well Peter was not very excited or passionate about his job of fishing in fact he was up all night and they had not caught anything. He was probably tired and a little bit worn out by the whole thing. Seeing Jesus although not recognising him. Remember this is after the Resurrection many of the disciples of Jesus had problems recognising Jesus. He had changed but maybe they had not. It was through the signs that he did that they began to reconginse him. After the Haul of fish it was the one that Jesus loved John that recognised him and said “ It is the Lord”  Now by this time they were quite close to the shore and Peter who was naked jumped into the...

In the Old Testament you will remember that Adam and Eve were ashamed in the Garden when they ate from the tree of knowledge they knew that they had fallen short from what God wanted of them.  And they coved their nakedness. In the Gospel today we see Peter Fishing we are told that he had practically nothing on. He put his clothes on maybe ashamed of his nakedness. As he ran to the Lord. It is here that we have that beautiful moment maybe the one that Peter was dreading where he came face to face with his shame of denying Jesus three times. We know he was shamed because when the cock crew he ran ran off and cried.  Jesus question to him is asking Peter do you love me. In this moment Jesus takes away Peters shame. He forgives him of the denial he gives him freedom in his love. Unlike Adam Peter was able to accept this.  This love means also to be in action. After each of the responses to Peter Jesus asks him to do something. It is a call to put that love into acti...