Friday within Easter Octave – 22nd April 2022 — Gospel: John 21, 1-14
Community and Oneness
Peter decided to go back to a familiar task – fishing. Perhaps for Peter, it was a way to find space to think, a safe place to talk at ease with the others. Nevertheless, this was a sign of great disappointment. The response of the other six to Peter’s statement indicates a sense of community and oneness. Though they may not be able to fully understand the significance of going fishing at this time, they collaborate with Peter. They had pulled together. However, despite all their efforts, they did not catch anything. Jesus then appears in their midst and asks a question about the catch. They respond that they caught nothing. However, they obeyed Jesus’ command to cast the net on the right side and were successful.
