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well phrased. it is interesting that in another encounter with Jesus after His resurrection, was his cooking fish at the sea-side, and He called to them and ate with them.

this, alond with His telling Peter at the Last Supper : " Peter, I have prayed for you, and when you have turned, strengthen your brothers..", He challenges Peter to "tend His sheep, feed His lambs,...".

Peter also with superhuman strength jumps into the water, and alone brings the net full of fish ( 153, one of each kind known at that time ) to shore, whilst the other apostles could not.

the phraseology in the Resurrections naratives is great. First, Jesus tells Magadalene "not to cling to Him" ( sometimes erroneously translated as "touch" ), for He has to "go". Then, He asks Thomas to "touch" His wounds.

With the disciples going to Emmaus, He made Himself known at the breaking of the Bread, then vanishes. Why? Because, He does have to "go", but He leaves himself behind in the One Form, His Body and Blood.

We too can experience Jesus just like the disciples in Emmaus, for in This way we He lets us know that in the breaking of the Bread we too can experience Jesus, and with faith, we need no other.