From Luke 24
41While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" 42They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43and he took it and ate in their presence.
If it were me, I would have picked another food. Broiled fish... mmm.
What strikes me in this passage from Luke is the plainness, the ordinariness of life even for the resurrected Christ. In this passage the disciples are being tossed to and fro by so many variations of emotion. Joy, disbelieving and wondering simultaneously! Jesus brings the simplicity of the presence of God once again by offering to eat something for them. I shall prove that you're not imagining me. I will eat some of your fish.
Let's say living the crucified and risen life is like preparing a meal, then eating it. In the preparation, parts of the meal are chopped, baked, peeled, boiled, sauteed, roasted, grilled, marinated and skewered. You probably don't want to think about the many ways your food was harvested before arriving in your home, ways involving death. When the meal has been prepared, you sit with your loved-ones (in our case sometimes in front of the TV) and you eat in order to live. People who are watching their wight will sometimes say "not live to eat.. eat to live!"
When the resurrection appearance of Christ happens for us, soon we are able to re-piece our own lives, identify death and resurrection, dying and living, crucifixion and new life.
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I like this post, James. It offers comfort, like a good meal, prepared by loving hands.
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