Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord.  John 21:12 ESV

This Sunday at Discovery Villages assisted living, I shared for the second time this message that God has put on my heart. It is about people, just like us, who fished all night, without results. Life, especially as we enter our later chapters is not all sunshine, rainbows and lollipops. Some days include losing our closest friends, family members and an ever-increasing battle with our own physical weaknesses. Yes, we who know Christ do carry with us the blessings of His presence, yet often it feels as if many things that we have hoped and prayed for all night have simply resulted in empty nets at dawn. But the good news is that Jesus has gone ahead of us. He is standing at the shore calling, while we were catching nothing, Jesus already has bread and fish on the fire waiting. After His ascension, Jesus did not go to Heaven to retire. No! He is watching over us. He is praying for us, and He has promised that He has gone to prepare a place for us. Just as He spent all night preparing for the disciples., so, when our night is over and our first day in Heaven dawns, maybe we will hear the invitation that Peter and John did, “Come and have breakfast with Me!”