From today’s Scripture: “Jesus said to them, ‘Come, have breakfast.’ And none of the disciples dared to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ because they realized it was the Lord.”—Jn 21:12

Food is so intimately connected to our lives and our culture that we almost always take it for granted. Each culture has its own unique foods and variations of foods that the world is truly a smorgasbord. There is variety, it is plentiful, and it satisfies.

When Jesus himself invites the apostles to share breakfast, he is truly inviting us to something much larger than a breakfast. He is actually inviting us to much more than a meal; he is inviting us to a meal that stays with us and always fills us up. He is inviting us to eternal life.

Let us pray: Jesus, I come to you hungry. Fill me up with your love, your mercy and your compassion and give me the courage to invite others to breakfast, knowing that it is much more than a breakfast, it is salvation.

Today’s author is Glenmary Father Neil Pezzulo, mission pastor in Grainger and Union counties in East Tennessee.

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