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<span style="background-color:rgb(207,226,243)"><b>today’s Gospel tells of the great engagement between the risen Jesus
and Peter. Peter knows his sin—he betrayed Jesus three times. But Jesus
brings him through the process of repentance and gives him the key to
transformation. Three times Peter denied the Lord, and so three times
Jesus asks him t<span style="background-color:rgb(207,226,243)">o reaffirm his faith: "Simon, son of John, do you love
me?" </span></b><b>Notice that Christianity is not a set of ideas or convictions or
principles. It is a relationship with a person. Do you love Jesus? Has
he become your friend?</b></span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(207,226,243)"><b><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">When Simon says yes, Jesus tests him: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">"</span></b></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(207,226,243)"><b>Feed
my lambs; tend my sheep; feed my sheep."</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>The test of love is action.
Are we willing to do what Jesus did? Are we willing to go on mission on
his behalf?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">Then
we hear t<span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>hat wonderful closing section: "As a young man you fastened
your belt and went about as you pleased; but when you are older you will
stretch out your hands, and another will tie you fast and carry you off
against your will.</b></span>" <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>The ultimate test of discipleship is our
willingness to abandon <span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)">our egos </span>and be carried by a power greater than
ourselves.</b></span></span></b></b></b></b><br></span></b></b></div>
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