Let's read together.
After this, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias.
And he revealed himself in this way.
Simon Peter, Thomas called the twin, Nathaniel of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.
Simon Peter said to them, I'm going fishing.
They said to him, we'll go with you.
They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore, yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
Jesus said to them, children, do you have any fish?
They answered him, no.
He said to them, cast the net on the right side of the boat and you'll find some.
So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because of the quantity of fish.
That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, it is the Lord.
When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea.
The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.
When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place with fish laid out on it and bread.
Jesus said to them, bring some of the fish that you have just caught.
So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them.
And although there were so many, the net was not torn.
And 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.
Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so would the fish.
This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?
He said to them, he said to him, yes, Lord, you know that I love you.
He said to him, feed my lambs.
He said to him a second time, Simon, son of John, do you love me?
He said to him, yes, Lord, you know that I love you.
He said to him, tend my sheep.
He said to him the third time, Simon, son of John, do you love me?
Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, do you love me?
And he said to him, Lord, you know everything.
You know that I love you.
Jesus said to him, feed my sheep.
Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted.
But when you were old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.
This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.
And after saying this, he said to him, follow me.
Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them,
the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper,
and had said, Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?
When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, Lord, what about this man?
Jesus said to him, if it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?
You follow me.
Well, this morning, for our send-off Sunday, we're looking at the final chapter of John's gospel.
Some of Jesus' last words to his disciples before he would leave them on earth and return to the Father.
This season of the year is a time of looking back to the past and looking forward to the future.
And whether you're graduating or moving on or whether nothing in your life is changing
and everything is simply just the same as it was,
it's a good opportunity periodically to look back and to look forward.
So we're going to look into this passage this morning.
As Jesus, what we'll see is that as Jesus equips his disciples for the future,
he does it by reminding them of the past
in three particular ways.
This closing chapter of John is fascinating in that
what Jesus says and does points back to at least three prior incidents
in the course recorded in the New Testament gospels
that Jesus and his disciples have already been through.
One at the beginning of Jesus' ministry,
one at the middle,
and one toward the end.
And I think Jesus deliberately orchestrates the way this scene unfolds
in order to sort of replay these prior events in his disciples' minds.
It's as if he was, you know, if you're graduating,
perhaps you may walk around the campus this weekend
and remember the first day that you arrived
and a conversation that you had during sophomore year with a friend
or perhaps something that happened just last week.
And you'll have these memories that are triggered in your mind
as you look at the places where you've been
and the people you've been with.
Or it's sort of like,
so this last chapter is a bit like that
or it's a bit like watching the highlights on SportsCenter
after a baseball game.
And they point out the defining moments of a game
or the end of a symphony where the theme and the variations
are woven together in a grand climax
or a surprising conclusion of a movie
that puts a new twist on various strands of the plot.
So what we want to, the main point here
is that Jesus equips us for our future
by reminding us of our past.
So I want to look at three lessons that he teaches us
looking back and looking forward.
So first, Jesus teaches us to abide in him.
The story begins with Simon Peter and six disciples
going fishing in the Sea of Galilee,
or here it's called the Sea of Tiberias.
Now it's a bit of an ambivalent beginning.
You know, if you've read the Gospel of John,
the last couple of chapters,
Jesus has been crucified.
He's now risen from the dead.
He's revealed himself to his disciples.
And now we see the disciples are sort of hanging out.
Peter's like, let's go fishing.
And they're like, sure, we'll go with you.
Now on the one hand,
fishing is a perfectly legitimate activity
for Jesus' disciples.
One person said even though Jesus was crucified
and now is risen,
his disciples still have to eat.
And that's very reasonable.
And according to Matthew and Mark,
Jesus had actually told them to go to Galilee
where he would see them.
On the other hand,
I think in these first few verses,
the disciples seem rather aimless,
even a little bored,
and powerless.
They fish all night.
Experienced fishermen,
then they catch nothing.
Now, of course,
this wasn't the first time
that they had found themselves
in such a situation.
The whole situation would have reminded them
of what we read earlier
in the service from Luke 5.
This is the first flashback from the past.
At the beginning of Jesus' ministry,
when he first called these men
to follow him,
if you want to turn back there,
the same guys,
at least Simon Peter
and the sons of Zebedee,
were fishing in the same lake.
Luke calls it the Lake of Gennesaret.
John calls it the Sea of Tiberias.
It's the same thing.
It had multiple names.
And they fished all night
and they had caught nothing.
And then Jesus had come along
and he had the nerve
to give these experienced fishermen
advice on how to catch some fish.
He had said,
go out into deep water,
let down your nets for the catch.
At first, Peter was protesting,
but we've worked all night.
We've caught nothing.
He says, okay, fine, I'll do it.
Does it?
Lo and behold,
the nets are full.
And so when the same kind of thing
happened again,
the disciples immediately recognized
who it was standing on the shore
in the early morning light.
It's the Lord.
Both times,
the disciples had been working hard
apart from Jesus
and their work had resulted in nothing.
And when they heard
and obeyed Jesus' voice,
their nets were filled to overflowing.
What's Jesus trying to remind them of?
He's trying to remind us
of our dependence.
Now, of course,
in a general sense,
all of us are dependent on God
as his creatures.
The scientist Stephen Jay Gould
wrote,
the laws of science
contain many fundamental numbers
like the size of the electric charge
of the electron
and the ratio of the masses
of the proton and the electron.
Maybe you understand those things,
maybe you don't.
But he says,
the remarkable fact
is that the values of these numbers
seem to have been
very finely adjusted
to make possible
the development of life.
Now,
Stephen Jay Gould
is an agnostic
or was an agnostic,
but he and many other scientists
recognize that we live
in a universe
that seems amazingly fine-tuned
to sustain physical life.
And we've discovered
the laws of gravity,
we peer into the mysteries
of quantum mechanics,
we marvel at the capacities
of human brain,
but we did not create
and we do not sustain
any of these things,
even though
that is what sustains
our physical life every day.
These things that we
don't even think about.
The laws of the universe
that remain constant
and the way that God
upholds our lives,
even if we don't recognize him.
We're fundamentally dependent
on God as his creatures
in a very basic way.
You know,
in a more particular way,
Jesus is reminding us,
those of us who believe in him,
that we're absolutely dependent
on him as his disciples.
Jesus said in John 15,
I am the vine,
you are the branches.
If you abide in me,
you will bear much fruit,
and apart from me,
you can do nothing.
Now what does it look like
to abide in Jesus,
to live in dependence upon Jesus?
Well, Jesus talks about
abiding in his word,
letting his word constantly
be sinking into our hearts
and shaping our lives.
He talks about abiding in his love,
resting in the assurance
that we belong to him,
and nothing can snatch us
away from his hand.
And that if he was willing
to lay down his life
for us on the cross,
how much more
will he give us
all things that we need?
Jesus also speaks
about abiding in prayer,
coming before God every day
to ask for what we need,
abiding in communion
with God,
the Father,
Son,
and Holy Spirit.
And I think one of the
key indicators
of whether we're living
in dependence upon God,
whether we're abiding in Christ,
is our practice
of prayer.
Do we feel our need to pray
as much as you feel
the need to eat
in order to satisfy
your hunger every day?
In the Lord's Prayer,
Jesus taught us to pray
for our daily provision.
Give us this day
our daily bread,
for our daily pardon.
Forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those
who trespass against us
for our daily protection.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Do we feel that need
to pray every day
for our provision,
our pardon,
and our protection?
You know,
even if we don't feel
our need for prayer,
are we so convinced
of its importance
for our spiritual well-being
that we discipline ourselves
to do it?
You know,
if you're sick,
or if you're depressed,
or if you're taking
certain medications,
you might not actually
feel hungry.
You might not actually
feel like eating at all.
But if you want to,
if you want to care
for your body,
and if you want to promote
your own physical health,
you'll discipline yourself
to eat,
even if you don't feel
the need for it,
because you realize,
my body isn't functioning
the way it should.
And in order for me
to get better,
I will have to eat
healthy foods.
And in the same way,
there can be that discipline
of praying,
even when we don't feel like it,
even when our spiritual senses
are a little bit dull,
and we have to discipline ourselves
and say,
I need to pray.
Even though I feel
self-sufficient,
even though I feel like
I'm not in
a desperate situation,
I need,
I'm absolutely dependent
on God,
and I need to be
in prayer.
So God reminds us
of our dependence.
You know,
sometimes God reminds us
of our dependence
in a situation like
the disciples found themselves in.
They fished all night
and caught nothing.
Maybe you've been searching
for a job all year,
and you still haven't found one.
Sometimes God reminds us
of our dependence
through hard situations,
sickness or job loss,
loneliness.
But you know,
it's also a blessing
when God sustains us
in our dependence on Him
through a time of prosperity,
when everything's going well,
and when you have the job
you always wanted,
and when you have
great friends,
and you might otherwise
be tempted to embrace
the illusion that
we are self-sufficient
and self-made.
It's a blessing
when God sustains us
in dependence on Him.
Whether it's in a time
of adversity
or a time of prosperity,
it's true nonetheless.
And so Jesus reminds us
of that.
Now Jesus reminds them
of their dependence
by pointing back
to this first episode,
but He also provides for them
in great abundance.
What happens
in Luke chapter 5
and in John chapter 21?
Well, they throw out the nets,
and then they get this
amazingly large catch of fish.
Now there's this interesting
difference between the two stories.
In Luke,
everything starts to fall apart.
The nets start breaking.
The boats start sinking.
Peter says,
Go away from me, Lord.
I'm a sinful man.
They can't handle
the abundance
that Jesus provides.
But in John,
verse 11 points out,
although there were so many fish,
the net was not torn.
And when Peter sees Jesus,
he runs to Jesus
because he knows
He's the Lord.
Now,
what's the significance
of this detail?
Well,
the nets full of fish
are a symbol
of the disciples' calling.
Right?
Jesus had said,
Don't be afraid.
From now on,
you will be fishers
of man.
Right?
This is a,
I will send you out
into all the world
with the good news
of Jesus Christ
to welcome people
and to gather people
into my kingdom.
And you know,
that calling
that Jesus gives us
to proclaim
the gospel
of Jesus Christ
and to bring
all kinds of people
from all over the world
into his kingdom
can feel overwhelming
and intimidating.
We might feel like
Peter and the other disciples
did in Luke.
The nets are breaking.
You might think,
you know,
what if God brings
a whole bunch of people
who are totally different
than me
into our church?
Or what if God brings
people into my life
who have overwhelming
physical needs?
Or what if I'm asked
to take on
a position of leadership
and responsibility
that I feel like
is over my head?
Now it's true,
following Jesus
can feel overwhelming
at times.
But what Jesus wants
to reassure
his disciples here
is that he's promised
to be with us
and to equip us.
And that we can
depend on him,
we can abide in him,
and he'll equip us
for whatever task
he calls us to.
Although there were
so many fish,
the net was not torn.
That we,
and the net
in one sense
can represent
the promises
of the gospel of Jesus.
Jesus says,
anyone everywhere
who believes in him
will have eternal life.
He's a merciful Savior,
and anyone who comes to him
will not be driven away.
The promises are true,
and they will hold,
and they will not break.
And that's what
Christ has given us.
So that's the first thing.
Jesus calls us
to abide in him
by reminding us
of our dependence.
Second, he calls us
to invest for him.
Now this is verse 9
through 14.
When they got on land,
they saw fish and bread
prepared by Jesus.
Jesus was acting
as a host.
He had cooked breakfast
for them,
inviting his disciples
to share a meal.
And verse 13 says
he took the bread
and gave it to them.
Now, once again,
Jesus was deliberately
reminding them
of an episode
from the middle
of his earthly ministry
when he had fed
a whole crowd of people,
5,000 men plus women
and children,
with bread and fish.
And when he took it
and gave it to the people.
In the Gospel of John,
it appears in chapter 6.
It's the only one
of Jesus' miracles
recorded in all four
of the Gospels.
So if you want,
you can flip back
to John chapter 6,
this event that Jesus
was reminding
his disciples of.
Now, what was the point?
Why did Jesus want
to remind his disciples
of this particular event?
On the one hand,
it was a symbol
of his abundant provision.
Going along
with the first point,
with only five small loaves
of bread and two small fish,
Jesus fed a large crowd
and there were 12 baskets
full of leftovers
at the end,
one for each of the disciples.
But you know,
the story isn't just about
Jesus' amazing provision,
amazing though it was,
but also Jesus'
insistence that his disciples
be involved in the process.
If you go back
to John chapter 6,
verse 5,
it says,
Jesus saw that a large crowd
was coming toward him
and he said to Philip,
where are we to buy bread
so that these people may eat?
Verse 6 said,
he said this to test him
for he himself knew
what he would do.
Jesus intentionally involved
his disciples
in his ministry.
Now, Jesus was
the Lord of all creation.
All things had been
made through him.
If he, I mean,
if he could really do
this miracle
and multiply five loaves
of bread and two small fish
to feed 5,000 people,
he didn't really need
the five loaves of bread
and two small fish.
He could have
made it out of thin air.
But no, he says,
I want you
to be invested
in this with me.
He received
a small boy's lunch,
willingly offered.
He involved
the disciples
in organizing
the people
and distributing
the food
and cleaning up afterwards
and in John 21,
Jesus followed
the same pattern.
He says,
he was already
cooking the fish
and bread
on the fire
and Jesus says,
bring some of the fish
that you have caught.
You see,
Jesus is sufficient.
Jesus can accomplish
his work on his own
but he calls us
to be invested
alongside him.
And even though
our resources
may seem insignificant
and insufficient
compared to his,
he multiplies them
for the good
of his people
and the glory
of his name.
So let me ask us,
brothers and sisters,
can you remember
a time
when Jesus called you
to invest sacrificially
from your own
limited resources
and then he multiplied
what you offered him?
Offered to others
in his name.
Maybe you heard
that someone
in the church
was sick
and you took
the initiative
to make dinner
and bring it over
to their house
and encourage them.
And maybe they sent you
the sweetest thank you note
about how much
it meant to them
to know that
they have a church family
and they have people
who care for them
in that kind of way.
Or maybe you took
the time to meet
one-on-one
for several months
with someone
who had questions
about Christianity
and they came
to faith in Jesus
and they're walking
the same path
with you now.
Maybe you took
the difficult step
of gently confronting
a brother or sister
who seemed to be
straying
from the ways
of Jesus
and they listened.
They listened
to what you said
and they changed
their ways
and they thank you
for it.
Maybe you introduced
yourself to someone
new before
or after church
even though
you're naturally
an introvert
and they were
standing 10 feet away
not talking to anyone
alone and you were
standing by yourself
and honestly
you would have been
more comfortable
just standing 10 feet
away and not saying
a thing.
But you thought
because let me go
and introduce myself
because that would be
a blessing to them
even if it's not
my personality type.
And maybe they now
tell others how
welcoming they found
this church to be.
Now I know
it doesn't always
work that way
right?
Sometimes you invest
and you give
and you
share God's word
and share what
he's given you
and you don't see
multiplying fruit
of your labor
in the Lord.
Jesus was very
realistic about this
in the parable
of the sower.
Jesus says
sometimes the word
falls along the path.
People don't want
to hear it at all.
They just brush you aside.
They don't thank you
at all for the ways
that you're trying
to do good to them
spiritually.
They don't even care.
He says sometimes
the word falls
on rocky ground
and people get
really excited
about it for a little while
but then when the
going gets tough
the excitement
doesn't last.
He says sometimes
the word falls
among thorns
and it gets choked
out by the worries
and cares
and riches
of this life
and it doesn't mature.
But he says
sometimes
the word falls
into good soil
and takes root.
And he says
through perseverance
over time
it multiplies
thirty, sixty
or even a hundred
fold.
And you know
doesn't that make
it all worth it?
When we see Jesus
taking our humble
offerings
our humble efforts
that we offer
to him
as expressions
of worship
and share
with others
and in some cases
he multiplies
them far more
than we could
ever expect
or imagine.
So Jesus
is encouraging us
invest
for him.
Abide in him
invest
for him
and don't
hold back.
Bring what you have
to Jesus
and let him
multiply what you offer.
Third
abide in him
invest for him
and finally
be restored
through him.
Jesus reminds us
of our dependence
he reminds us
of his power
to multiply
what we invest
in his kingdom
but finally
he reminds us
of our failure
and his forgiveness.
You know
when we look back
honestly
on our lives
whether it's
just the last week
or the last year
or the last decade
we look honestly
we will be reminded
not only
of our dependence
on him
and his abundant
provision for us
or our investment
in his kingdom
and his multiplying
of our efforts
but we will also
be reminded
of our shameful
failures
and our darkest
moments.
verse 9 says
Jesus made a charcoal
fire
on the beach
the only other time
in the entire Bible
where a charcoal
fire is mentioned
is three chapters
beforehand
in John chapter 18
verse 18
and Jesus was on trial
before the high priest
and Peter
was standing
in the courtyard
and the servants
and officers
had made a charcoal
fire because it was cold
and three times
someone asked Peter
Peter
you aren't
one of
that man's
disciples
are you
and three times
he replied
I'm not
Peter said
more than a few
stupid things
in the course
of his
life with Jesus
but that night
had been the worst
of them all
the same night
that Jesus
was handed over
to die
and what we see
here
is that knowing
his past
failure
Jesus pursues
Peter
with forgiveness
you know
Jesus doesn't
wait
for Peter
to approach him
with repentance
instead
he pursues him
with forgiveness
sometimes
if we have been
wronged
our response
is simply
to wait
for the other
person to approach
us with repentance
we say
they wronged
me
they ought
to take
the initiative
to make
amends
if they
genuinely
repent
I'll consider
forgiving
them
but they
ought to
make the
first move
but that
is not
what Jesus
does
here
or with
us
generally
Jesus
doesn't
wait
for us
to repent
he
graciously
pursues
us
with his
forgiveness
now
how does
Jesus
do that
well
first
he
brings
us
face
to
face
with
our
past
failure
Jesus
approached
Simon
Peter
and took
him
aside
Simon
son
of
John
do
you
love
me
more
than
these
now
you
might
wonder
why
does
Jesus
apparently
compare
Simon's
love
for
Jesus
with
the
other
disciples
love
for
Jesus
why
does
he
ask
him
do
you
love
me
more
than
they
do
well
on
the
night
that
Jesus
was
arrested
that's
exactly
what
Peter
said
you
will
all
fall
away
but
after
I'm
raised
up
I'll
go
ahead
of
you
to
Galilee
and
Peter
immediately
replied
even
though
they
all
fall
away
I
will
not
and
later
that
night
Peter
had
denied
Jesus
three
times
and
so
Jesus
asked
do
you
love
me
more
than
these
in
other
words
he
was
bringing
Peter
to
face
this
question
would
will
you
confuse
your
love
me
with
a
false
sense
of
superiority
over
all
the
other
disciples
and
I
think
Peter
got
it
because
he
didn't
say
yes
Jesus
I
love
you
more
than
they
do
he
just
said
yes
Lord
you
know
that
I
love
you
and
he
didn't
compare
himself
anymore
because
he
had
been
humbled
and
then
two
more
times
Jesus
asked
Peter
the same
question
do
you
love
me
verse
17
says
Peter
was
grieved
he
was
hurt
sometimes
it's
painful
to be
brought
face to
face
with
our
past
failures
you
know
when
Jesus
pursues
us
with
his
forgiveness
he
brings
us
face
to
face
with
our
past
failure
many
times
we're
afraid
to
do
this
past
when
we've
been
wronged
or
when
others
have
wronged
us
and
our
instinct
is
pretend
that
nothing
ever
happened
or
sweep
it
under
the
rug
or
make
excuses
for
ourselves
or
others
or
we're
afraid
that
if
we
really
face
what
happened
that
we'll
never
be
able
to
get
beyond
it
isn't
that
why
we
don't
face
the
past
because
we're
afraid
if we
really
face
it
we'll
never
get beyond. And so we suppress and deny and minimize and blame and excuse and don't talk
about it and remain distant from each other, but Jesus doesn't do that. Jesus brings Peter face to
face with his greatest failure, precisely so that Peter will be able to move beyond it forever.
Jesus takes a far more painful route, and yet it is ultimately a far more healing and restoring
route. Jesus exposes Peter's shame, Peter's unfaithfulness, Peter's impulsiveness rooted in
his insecurity and fear and pride, and he does it not in order to rub salt on Peter's wounds,
not to punish him, not to shame him, not to exclude him. Instead, it's as if Jesus puts his hand on
Peter's shoulder and walks him back to the scene of his greatest failure by a charcoal fire in the
early morning light where Peter had denied him. And in that same setting, Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd,
calls Peter into a new future of faithfully following him. As you look back on the past year
over the last few years or your time in New Haven, is there a dark night that haunts you?
Is there a failure or series of failures that has left a stain on your memory and shame in your
conscience and you wish you could forget? The good news of this passage is that Jesus forgives
and heals and restores, even after our worst failures, that he walks with us to the place of our
sin and folly and shame. And in that same place, he stands with us as our Savior who was crucified,
bearing our sins, and as our risen Lord who sets us free from bondage, and he calls us into a new
future of faithfully walking with him. He redeems and restores, and he even reinstates. Peter's past
past failure did not permanently prevent him from future usefulness in God's kingdom.
In fact, Jesus entrusts Peter with the responsibility to care for his people,
to feed my lambs, take care of my sheep. And in verse 18, Jesus says to Peter, he basically says,
one day you're going to die for me. Even though you deny me three times, even though you've said a bunch
of stupid things, and you still will say some more stupid things, you will be faithful to the end.
In your life and even in your death, you will bring glory to God, so follow me.
The end result of Jesus' conversation with Peter is that Peter is no longer defined by his past
failure. Peter has been restored and commissioned and called to follow Jesus and glorify God all the
way to the end. This is the power of Jesus who pursues us with his forgiveness and calls us into a future
of following him. And Peter responds, verse 20 to 21, he says one more stupid thing.
Even after all this, he turned and saw John and said, Lord, what about him?
Goodness, Peter.
Isn't it encouraging that Peter is one of the disciples? It means we, you can be in.
Jesus said, if I want him to remain alive until I come back, what is that to you? You follow me.
Abide in me. Invest for me. Be restored through me. And don't get distracted by comparing yourself to
someone else. Peter was called to an active life, public preaching, sometimes getting thrown in
prison for preaching about Jesus, being set free by angels, traveling from place to place, healing the
sick, raising a dead person to life. Even once, he was a doer, we might say. John was a thinker,
insightful and reflective and extensive writer, giving us not only his gospel, but three letters in the book
of Revelation. Peter's life ended in martyrdom, bringing glory to God in his death. John lived the longest of any
of the apostles, as far as we know. Which was better? Wrong question. Their callings were just different.
They were both called to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, just to express that in different ways.
Some of you will be called to a life of influential leadership. Others of you will be called to a life of
faithful obscurity. Some of you will stay in New Haven the rest of your life until you die here. You might as well
reserve the cemetery plot in advance. Some of you will go and travel the world and move 20 times in your adult life.
Some of you will glorify God through public gifts of teaching and leadership. Others of you will glorify
God behind the scenes by serving and showing mercy and helping and administrating.
And Jesus' final word in the Gospel of John is don't compare yourself to your brother or sister in
Christ. Don't be constantly looking at them. Simply look to Christ. He's the author and the
finisher of our faith. He's the one who's gone before us and paved the way. He's the one who sent his
spirit to equip us for everything that he's called us to. Brothers and sisters, abide in Jesus, invest for
Jesus, and be restored by Jesus. Let's pray.