Breakfast for Di Beach

Morning dey break for di lake. Di water grey, di nets empty, di hands don tire. And for di shore, one small fire dey glow, and somebody stand near am, dey call dem from across di water.

Jesus don rise, and im friends don see am. But now dem don go back to Galilee, near di lake where everything start, and dem no sure wetin go happen next. One evening Peter talk, I dey go fish. And six of di others talk, We go follow you. Thomas dey there, and Nathanael, and James and John, and two more. Dem push di boat enter water. Dem fish all night. And dem no catch anything.

Just as di sun dey come up, one man stand for di beach. Dem no know say na Jesus. My friends, una no catch anything? No, dem shout back. Throw una net for di right side of di boat, and una go find some. So dem do am. And sudden sudden di net come heavy with fish reach di point wey dem no fit pull am enter boat. Di disciple wey Jesus love turn to Peter. Na di Lord! Peter no wait. E tie im outer cloth round im body, jump enter di water, and dey splash go di shore. Di others follow inside di boat, dey drag di net for dem back.

For di shore, one charcoal fire dey, with fish wey dey cook for top, and some bread. Bring some of di fish wey una just catch, Jesus talk. Peter climb enter di boat and drag di net come land. E full with big fish, one hundred and fifty-three of dem, and even with all dat, di net no tear. Come eat breakfast, Jesus talk. None of dem get mind to ask, who you be? Dem know. Jesus take di bread give dem, and di fish too. Di Lord of heaven and earth, dey cook breakfast for fishermen wey don tire.

When dem don finish to eat, Jesus turn to Peter. Simon, son of John, you love me pass dis ones? Yes, Lord, you know say I love you. Feed my lambs. Di second time. Simon, son of John, you love me? Yes, Lord, you know say I love you. Take care of my sheep. And then di third time. Simon, son of John, you love me? E pain Peter say Jesus ask am di third time. Three times. Di same number of times wey e bin talk, I no know am. Lord, you know all things. You know say I love you. And Jesus talk, Feed my sheep.

Then Jesus tell Peter say one day, when e don old, other people go lead am go where e no want go. John explain say Jesus dey show di kind death wey Peter go take give God glory. And then Jesus talk di same two words wey e talk di first time wey e call Peter comot from im nets near dis same lake. Follow me. Peter look round and see di disciple wey Jesus love. Lord, wetin about dis one? If I want make e remain until I come, wetin concern you? You, follow me. Di question no be about any other person. Na about Peter.

See one small thing wey you fit miss. Di Greek word for charcoal fire appear only two times for di whole New Testament. Di first time na for John chapter eighteen, for di yard of di high priest, where Peter warm imself and deny Jesus three times. Di second time na here, for dis beach. Peter fail near one charcoal fire, and dem restore am near another one. And about di one hundred and fifty-three fish, people don give many explanations, but John no ever talk wetin di number mean.

Breakfast for Di Beach. You go find am for John chapter twenty-one. Peter don fail Jesus three times. Jesus give am three chances to talk I love you, one work to do, and di same invitation wey e give am for di beginning: follow me. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. If Jesus ask you today, you love me, wetin you go answer, and wetin you go do next?