September 2008 : Reflection on Scripture
A series written by a different member of the Diocesan Team each month.
Reflection on Scripture
A series written by a different member of the Diocesan Team each month."When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,'Simon son of John do you love me more than these?"John 21:15-17
In life some people wake up in the morning singing with the larks, others wake up like a bear with a sore head. Yours truly belongs to the latter group. I sympathise with Peter's frustation at being asked three times if he loved Jesus and especially being asked in the morning after breakfast, if you love someone.
But that is precisely the challenge of Christ's love, to give ourselves for others no matter what frame of mind we are in. It isn't easy. We need to pray for love and patience. But didn't St Paul say love is patient and kind. And, he wasn't very patient; he learnt to be patient in prison!
