Breakfast

I read a story in the bible a few days ago that really stuck out to me. here it is:

One of my favorite stories is one of the very last in the gospel of John, and it's where Jesus shows up on the beach post-resurrection. By this point, the disciples have already seen him a few times, but they are still out fishing, and I'm not sure why. For them to be fishing is for them to be returning to their old jobs instead of the new job Jesus had given them as 'fishers of men.' Maybe they were discouraged by Jesus' dying. I don't know, but they are back to their old lives.
So they are fishing, and Jesus sees them struggling and not catching anything from the shore, so he tells them to put the nets on the other side of the boat. This same thing happened to the disciples at the very beginning when they met Jesus, so Peter immediately recognized him. He jumps out of the boat and swims to shore, which I think is amazing. Then, the rest of the guys follow, hauling their incredible load of fish to the beach. Jesus starts a fire and cooks them breakfast, and they eat.
I really like this story because its the most perfect picture of grace that I think is in the bible. I mean, its just my opinion, but really. Peter has, just a few chapters before, denied Jesus three times. And Jesus comes back and eats breakfast with him. This touches Peter to the point that he swims to shore from a distance that was deep enough to net-fish with! That's intense, but its the kind of love that God inspires.
Something new that stuck out to me this time though was the fact that Jesus not only forgives Peter and does this act of restoration, but also that Jesus meets him on a level that is entirely human. Jesus is God, and after his resurrection everyone knows that full well. But he comes back to 1.) eat and 2.) spend time with people. God doesnt need to eat, and he certainly doesnt need company the way that people do, because he is relationally completed in the trinity and doesn't ever get lonely. But he comes to the disciples, namely Peter, and joins him in the very human acts of eating and spending time with someone, because that's what Peter needs to be restored after sinning against God. Jesus could have left him well alone after he denied him, to simply believe that he was forgiven based on the words he had said about forgiveness and sin and all that mess while he was living. And we all know that's hard. But instead, Jesus meets him.
Its beautiful, because it shows the heart of the God that I know. God meets us where we are all the time instead of expecting us to rise up to meet him, which he very well has the right to do.