So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
Very, very interesting. It was Simon Peter who answered the question. Simon Peter who understood the totality of what was being asked. Simon Peter, a fisherman with tough, rough hands, callused by years of hauling nets, not a rabbi schooled in all the minutia of interpretation of the Law and used to sitting among and debating with scribes and lawyers. Simon Peter who declared the absolute conviction that he was with the Holy One of God. The Simon Peter who would stand on the Day of Pentecost and preach a powerful sermon of faith/belief/trust/commitment/obedience.
Will John Nunnikhoven do likewise when called to testify?
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 45
Mid-day: 119:89-96
Evening: Psalm 121
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