22/05/2026

Friday Week 7 Easter

In this morning's Gospel, true man and true God, the Resurrection, has given his Apostles breakfast on the shore of Lake Galilee. 

True God, IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT knows in his timelessness how these chosen beloved friends will extend his mission into the future that is created by mankind and how we all will live up to the revelations made through them.

True Man, Jesus of Nazareth, the Resurrection, knows that they are all hungry so feeds their bodies first before reinforcing their souls.

I am sure that in the real-time of that historical event, Peter, whose authority is thus reconfirmed by being singled out to reaffirm his faith, was much more than "grieved" to be so questioned. In his consciousness  he must have been in turmoil for he knew that it was only a month previously that he had three times, very publicly, denied all knowledge of Jesus.

Three denials are cancelled by the three affirmations of love that are now made.

In the first reading Festus the Roman Tribune explains to Agrippa the legalities which had prompted him to keep Paul in Caesarea before sending him to fulfil the  appeal to Nero that had already been made. I have always been amazed how it was that Paul's "appeal to Caesar" was so honoured.

The  historical "this worldly troubles" in the Holy Land that resulted in the destruction of the Temple are about to begin and the martyrdom of both Peter and Paul in Rome and the efficiency of its communications, "all roads lead to Rome." begin the entanglement with the "things of this world" that continue to mar the "Cure of Souls" that was entrusted to St Peter and the other first friends of Jesus.

St John remembers that the Church founded on Peter has to be fuelled only by Love. He also knows by experience that "Church Love" is also the totally spiritual New Holy Family that he and Mary formed in obedience to "Woman behold your Son. Son behold your mother", the last words spoken to them before "It is finished" was witnessed on Calvary.

Dear Lord, you know how your disciples became separated from the unity that they had as the offspring of Abraham. We have continued to grow further apart from "The Jews". I know that all the evils that exist in this world are created by mankind and that at the world's end they will be nothing. Help me and all peoples of the world know that we have been created by Love, to Love one another in order that united in Love we can do your Will on earth as it is in Heaven. Come Lord, Jesus Come! Maranatha! Amen!