The Risen Jesus appears to seven disciples on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias. Jesus rose bodily from the dead. This is the eminently surprising and unexpected fact that gives birth to Christianity. Bishop Barron writes that the excitement that you can sense on every page of the New Testament comes from this novelty. Why did the Risen Jesus appear only to a few? Why didn’t he make himself readily apparent to anyone who wanted to see? Cardinal Newman commented on this. If Jesus had appeared publicly and indiscriminately to all, the power of the resurrection would have been lessened. Some would believe; others wouldn’t. Some would get it; others wouldn’t. Some would be fascinated, others indifferent. But now we turn to the selected disciples who were invited to breakfast with Jesus at a beach on the Sea of Tiberias. It sounds like the start of a good day. The apostles are out on the water all night and have nothing to show for their efforts. As they row in, someone beckons from the shore. He calls them “children.” He inquires about the fishing. They tell him that it has not been good. He tells them to drop a net. Presto! The net is filled with fish, and they realize that Jesus has called them. He has a fire ready to cook the fish and intends to serve these apostles, whom he has chosen as fishers of souls. This meeting after the resurrection is a lot more than breakfast. It is Jesus assuring his unsteady apostles and us that without God, our nets will be empty; with God, they will be filled, as all things are possible. The Lord knows that sometimes we all need a little reassurance.