Evening: Psalms 9, 15; John 18:15-18, 25-27
The cock crowing when Peter denies Jesus is memorable. Perhaps because we all resonate with the experience - of being betrayed and of betraying a person or an ideal. Someone promises to do something crucial and lets you down; or you commit to something and fail. The utterly desolate feeling of the experience of betrayal (on both sides) is a central part of the story of Jesus. Why? ... because as many times as Peter betrays Jesus, Jesus reassures him of his love. Will I respond to betrayal - my own and that of others - with the same grace?
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