After the crucifixion, the disciples were disillusioned and drifting back to what was familiar. Likewise, when we lose sight of God’s future, we often return to our past. In John 21, Peter finds that Jesus had prepared breakfast for them over a charcoal fire. The first mention of charcoal fire was when Peter denied Jesus three times in John 18. Here, Jesus meets him not with judgment, but grace—redeeming his failure and restoring his brokenness.