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Risen - 12 | John 21:7–14

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This reflection reveals that recognition of Jesus often grows in ordinary moments, as He meets us relationally rather than through dramatic displays. It invites us to remain attentive to His presence, trusting that He is near even in the rhythms of everyday life.

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Today I'll be reading John twenty one, verses seven through fourteen. Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, It is the Lord. When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord he put on his tunic, for he had stripped it for work, jumped into the water, and headed ashore. The others stayed with the boat and pulled the loaded net to shore, for they were only about a hundred yards from shore. When they got there they found breakfast waiting for them, fish cooking over a charcoal fire and some bread. Bring some of the fish you've just caught, Jesus said. So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to shore. There were one hundred and fifty three large fish, yet the net hadn't torn. Now come and have some breakfast, Jesus said. None of the disciples dared ask him, Who are you? They knew it was the Lord. Then Jesus served them the bread and the fish. This was the third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples since he had been raised from the dead. Recognition does not always happen immediately. It can grow slowly. A moment, a detail, or a pattern that begins to feel familiar. Something shifts, and what was unclear starts to come into focus. This is what happens on the shore. After the nets fill, John is the first to see it. It is the Lord, he declares. What looked like a stranger giving advice from the shore is now seen for what it is. Jesus has been there all along. Peter reacts immediately. He throws on his outer garment and jumps into the water, moving as quickly as he can toward Jesus. The others follow in the boat, bringing the catch with them. When they arrive, Jesus has already got a fire going. The fish are cooking, the bright is prepared. Come and have breakfast, he says. No dramatic speech, no teaching, no explanation of what comes next, just a meal. The ordinary setting is part of what makes the moment so significant. After the resurrection, Jesus meets his disciples not only in locked rooms or moments of fear, but in the rhythms of daily life, on the shore, around a fire, sharing food. Recognition grows in relationship. The disciples don't need to ask who he is. John tells us that they already know. Something about his presence, his voice, the way he moves, makes it clear. This is Jesus. Moments like this reshape how we expect to encounter him. We may look for clarity in big defining experiences, but often recognition comes in more subtle ways. A moment that feels familiar, a reminder that meets us at the right time, a sense that he's been present longer than we realized. The risen Jesus is not distant, he draws near, and in the ordinary, he helps us to see him again.

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Before I close in prayer, here's a question to wrestle with.

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Open my eyes to see that you are present even in the places that feel routine. Draw me into deeper awareness of you.