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.
Jesus and Scripture
Jesus grew up with the Jewish Scriptures, studied them as a boy, learned them well, and frequently quoted them in his ministry. The Bible (except the New Testament) is made up of writings that he, too, read and prayed.
When walking with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, the risen Lord “interpreted to them what referred too him in all the Scriptures.” Later, when Jesus appeared to the disciples gathered in Jerusalem, “He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.”
Jesus still does this – when the Scriptures are proclaimed at liturgy, or when a person prays the Scriptures, as in these “six minute” postings.
When people read a book written long ago, the author is not there to help them understand.
But when the Scriptures are read prayerfully, the Lord is present (It is a “real presence!), opening our minds, our hearts to who He is, drawing us closer to Him, shaping us in His image.