Episode Transcript
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Jesus has resurrected friends, Alleluia!
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And now we get hone in on one of the great characters of our Gospels,
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Saint Peter.
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We don’t really know how Saint Peter was
feeling after the resurrection of Jesus,
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but we get this sense that he felt defeated,
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especially after having renounced Jesus three times.
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So what does Saint Peter do?
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Well, he goes back to what he knows, he goes fishing.
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We know that discipleship with Jesus
meant that everything was left behind,
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including profession,
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but what else does a person do
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when a cloud of doubt and loss fills the air?
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They go back to what they know.
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When we sin, we feel the defeat of our efforts.
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Sometimes we think we’re not good enough
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for the journey of Christianity.
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Sometimes we’re overwhelmed by our failure,
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that we think it better not to pursue virtue
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or Christianity at all.
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We go back to what feels comfortable and familiar,
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which is not Christianity
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because Christianity is tough.
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Christianity is pick up your cross daily and follow me.
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That’s not easy.
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But what we see unfolding here this weekend
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is a beautiful reminder
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of the Lord’s pursuit of us
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as we pursue the Lord.
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Jesus comes out to the shore,
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He gives them something to eat
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and then He singles out Saint Peter and asks him famously,
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do you love me?
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Question we ourselves are being asked today, do you love me?
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Friends, whether you feel defeated, victorious or in between,
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come to Christ anyway.
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Give to the Lord what you have and give without reserve.
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For the Lord will meet us in our giving
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by meeting us in the mess of our lives.
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The Lord will nourish us through the sacraments.
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The Lord will transform what little love we have
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and make it self-sacrificial.
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We need only surrender it to the Lord.
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It’s in this pattern of surrender to the Lord
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that we tap into the nature of resurrection
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and rise with the Lord from our sinfulness, our brokenness
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and our darkness to live in light.
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May we enjoy this season of resurrection
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by leaning into surrender with the Lord
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and living in Christ's resurrection.
