Jesus, All those years ago
On the lake when the disciples saw you again after Easter
What a reunion it must have been.
Jesus, Lord of creation,
You knew where all the good fish were to be found
you told the discouraged fishermen to throw their nets on the other
side and the nets nearly broke under the weight of fish
We praise you.
When we just want to do our own thing our own way
And fumble around in the darkness
Help us to listen out for your voice to find out what to do next.
Because your ways are ways of life in abundance.
Jesus, friend and companion
you knew your disciples by name
Stood waiting for them on the beach
Sought them out,
Prepared a fire and cooked fish and broke bread for them and served
them
We praise you
When we want to keep ourselves and our things and our time to
ourselves too much
Help us to be like you, welcoming, serving, sharing, blessing.
Because your ways are ways of life in abundance.
Jesus, forgiver and teacher
Your knew the frailty of Simon Peter
And the way he denied you three times
He was so pleased to see you again he leapt out of the boat when he
saw you
And then you offered him three chances to tell you how much he loved
you
And you gave him important work to do
We praise you.
When we feel weighed down by our failures
Help us to remember that you forgive us and forgive us and forgive
us
And you have all kinds of plans for us, more than we can understand
or imagine.
Because your ways are ways of abundance.
Jesus, Lord of creation,
friend and companion
forgiver and teacher
We praise you
Like Simon Peter did
We long to see your face
Help us to walk in your ways
May your face can be known in our faces
And may we see your face in all those we meet.
Amen
