“But, in doing so, we find ourselves disappointed: with empty nets, like Peter,” said the pontiff.
Pope Francis drew on the gospel reading for Sunday, from the 21st chapter of the Gospel of St. John, after Jesus’ Crucifixion. It recounts Peter returning to fishing at the Lake of Galilee, where he had once abandoned fishing to follow Jesus. The pope suggested that Peter was disheartened and sought to return to his former life.
“And what does Jesus do?” Pope Francis recounted. “He returns again to the shore of the lake where he had chosen Peter, Andrew, James and John. He does not reproach them, but calls the disciples tenderly: ‘children’.”
“Then he invites them, as before, to cast their nets again, courageously. And this time the nets are filled to overflowing,” said the pope.
“Brothers, sisters, when our nets are empty in life, it is not the time to feel sorry for ourselves, to have fun, to return to old pastimes. It is the time to start again with Jesus, to find the courage to begin again, to set out with him,” Pope Francis continued.
After the apostle John recognizes Jesus on the shore, Peter “immediately dives into the water and swims towards Jesus.”
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