Jesus only went away for a little while. It
was just three days, but those three days had turned the world upside down.
They were surprised he came back, before they had even finished mourning
and looking only a little worse for wear with his hands and feet scarred from
the crucifixion. Is that Jesus, the man from Galilee? Correction, the Son of
God!
Everyone was surprised and could hardly
believe it. Jesus was killed on the cross! And now he was very much alive.
It was the miracle to end all miracles. Mary at first did not recognize him and
thought he was the gardener. Jesus had a hard time convincing his
disciples it was truly Him. Thomas especially. Jesus took him by the hand and
asked him to touch his scars on his hands and feet. Thomas had to concede it
was truly Him and not a Jesus impersonator or a ghost.
As Jesus was hungry after three days of no
food he joined Peter and John for a picnic on the shore.
What, they didn’t believe me? But truly I
told you...
Oh I knew you were coming back, John assured
Jesus. I just didn’t know when. I knew you’d need to tell Peter where all the
fish were.
And it was true, Jesus knew exactly where Peter had to cast the net.
They had a big catch that day!
Jesus told Peter he was the best cook and
that because he loved him he would promise to feed his sheep and his lambs.
Then he took Peter, John and the rest of the disciples who came round to
believing to the mountain near Bethany, giving them instructions for them to
wait in Jerusalem to receive power from on high. It was His way of being with
them always...even while He was away. He blessed them all as He parted
from them up into heaven, out of sight into the clouds.....
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