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What does it look like to love someone in a way that is real, visible, and felt before anything is ever said?
In Sunday’s Scripture, John 21:1-14, we find the disciples returning to something familiar after the resurrection: fishing. They spend the entire night working and come up empty. It’s in that moment, in the ordinary and unsuccessful, that Jesus appears. He doesn’t begin with a lesson or a challenge. Instead, He meets them in their need and guides them, provides for them, and shares a meal with them. It’s a quiet, relational moment that speaks volumes about who He is and how He loves.
This story reminds us that the Risen Christ is not distant from our everyday lives. He meets us in them. He cares about what we are carrying, what we are lacking, and what we are longing for in our lives. And often, His love is experienced not first through words, but through the presence of and relationship with someone else.
As we approach this Sunday, which is Mother’s Day, I’m especially aware that this kind of love is something many of us have seen, experienced, or longed for in the context of family and relationships. For some...
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