"Do You Love Me?" - An Invitation to Freedom
" I am going fishing " said St. Peter, and the other disciples who were there said "We also will come with you." At this point, Jesus had appeared to the Apostles before already. They were no longer hiding in the locked room. The appearances of Jesus had gradually warmed their hearts and strengthened their spirits. But, Peter returned to fishing instead of spreading the news that Jesus had risen from the dead. However, even here we can see what Jesus said to Peter in the very beginning coming to fulfillment: " Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men " (Mt. 4:19). The disciples said to Peter, "We are coming with you!" Peter was catching men, but perhaps he did not see the significance of this yet. And so they set out for the sea to catch some fish. They caught nothing. They were unable to catch anything because they have been called to catch men and be for God, fishers of men. They were unable to catch anything beca...