And Peter impetuous as usual tucked up his clothes jumped over the side of the boat and waded back to the beach. You heard the rest of the story. The boat made it safely to shore, they hauled in and counted the catch, and Jesus and his disciples shared bread and grilled fish for breakfast. A meal in the presence of the risen Lord. The disciples went fishing.
Old habits die hard.
We' ve just been through the most intense time in the Christian year. We've prepared with penitence, we've mourned our Savior's death. We've celebrated his resurrection. The prayer book might tell us it's still the Easter season, but the world around us tells us Easter is over, and with it the joy and the celebration and the hope. And to some extent that's a good thing.