According to the story on what may have been the following Monday, the disciples finished a miracle fishing trip and came to the shore and found Jesus cooking breakfast for them on the shore.  He invited them to “come and dine.”  I have often wondered why an Easter Monday Breakfast was not part of the tradition followed by the Christian faithful.

I have personally followed that practice myself from time to time by inviting people to join me for an Easter Monday Breakfast.  It is a way of reminding me of three good things that I should seek to bring into my life, business, and leadership practices.

Obviously the followers were surprised to see their master and mentor serving them breakfast.  Successful and thoughtful people are full of good surprises.  In fact they often cultivate a sense of mystery about them.  Mystery, with authenticity, combined with service, is very powerful.  That brings us to the second quality.

It would have seemed that Jesus should be the guest of any such event.  It had been an eventful weekend!  But instead he was the host; he was the one doing the serving.  Successful people who make their mark in a broken world are not those who lead us by their power, as much as those who lead us by their service.

Thirdly, the gift of hospitality is the essence of what we are made for.  The wisdom of the ages in all the traditions of faith invites us to remember that opening our hearts, homes, and pocketbooks to share what we have with others, assures us that life will go better for us.

These are just some of the things I seek to remind myself on Easter Monday.