When Jesus rose again,
He didn’t look for the rich men;
He looked for his disciples —
To whom he made a promise.

There was no spirit of condemnation,
There were no words of:
“Why did you go back to your old life (fishing)
while you know I was gone for a while?
I even told you that I will be resurrected
And so here I am..”

He just asked them,
“Do you love me more than these?”
Jesus gave them a tricky question,
Since he already knew their answer
With their decision of fishing again.

It was again God’s love —
His grace for the world to be saved.
It was another chance for his disciples
To regain what was lost
And to restore them
From where Jesus led them to
Before dying in the Cross.

It’s like Jesus saying,
“Here I am and I have died for you to live;
And since I was resurrected back to life
And so are you —
You have a share of eternal life.

It’s like assuring them
That if they leave everything behind
For the cause of God’s mission,
The rest will follow; as their submission.

His disciples never knew
That their obedience “that time”
Was the reason why we know
What the Gospel is.
They never dreamed to be fishers of men;
They badly dreamed of simply surviving.

I had this conversation on the island,
One told me, “I’ve tried reading the Bible but it’s hard to comprehend.”
As I told her how to start it and encouraged her,
I felt what they actually need —
They need firm spiritual support.