16 - 01 - 2024, 01:38 PM
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Pope Shenouda III
In the domain of performing miracles, we observe two testimonies from the Apostles. After the miracle of catching a great number of fish, St. Peter, prior to his call, fell down on his knees and worshipped the Lord Jesus Christ, saying: "Depart from me for I am a sinful man, 0 Lord!" (Lk. 5:8) The power of this verse is centered on the phrase 'O Lord which followed a miracle and was accompanied by worship. It is not an ordinary phrase.
The expression I am a sinful man' gives depth to the feeling of unworthiness of having the Holy Lord in his boat.
After the Lord's resurrection, in the miracle of catching a great number of fish, we find the same situation. John said to Peter: "It is the Lord!" (Jn. 21:7), and: "Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, 'Who are You?' knowing that it was the Lord" (Jn. 21:12).
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