Evening: Psalm 118; Ezekiel 34:11-16; John 21:15-22
When Jesus asks Peter, 3 times, “Do you love me?” it echoes Peter’s betrayal. Jesus responds to Peter’s betrayal by re-affirming his trust in Peter, “Follow me.” It may appear that all this is to let Peter know that he can make up for his betrayal by caring about what Jesus cares about. That may be so on some level. But the duties of love are not payment for love. On a deeper level, Jesus teaches that the real duty of love is to go on trusting those you love, even when they betray you. Forgiving love heals even betrayal.
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