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Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow -a day at a time. Friday, May 9
Easter weekday
The God of second chances
The story of Saint Peter is one of the most fascinating in the New Testament.
He veered between misunderstanding and understanding, denial and faith,
but always came through in the end. He got second chances and took advantage
of them. Having breakfast with the risen Jesus and the other disciples,
he had the opportunity to reverse his earlier three denials of knowing
Christ when Jesus asked him—three times—if Peter loved him. To each of
Peter’s professions of love, Jesus responded with "feed my sheep, tend
my lambs": Jesus the good shepherd was telling Peter to be the same for
the community. Despite life’s failures, God always holds out the offer
of return. Be like Peter and accept it.
Today’s readings: Acts 25:13b-21; John 21:15-19
"Jesus said to Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ "
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