153 fish – Linda Vogt Turner

Epiphany XVII: Cast the Stone, Catch the Fish

A Black man stands in the water holding a net, with a red-haired, blue-eyed woman caught within it, as waves move around them.

Jesus foretold Simon’s denial—“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.”

In the miraculous catch, Jesus is revealed in the sifting of Simon—so come, have breakfast.

From Tangle to Covenant—Peter, the Bridegroom, and the Magdalene

Tangled fishing net in a tight ball, symbolizing Peter’s net, the number 153, and the covenant with the Magdalene.

What if Peter was not just a fisherman, but a worker by the sea — and his tangled net a sign of covenant, a Bridegroom’s call, and the Magdalene’s hidden number?