17 He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
Prayer Focus: Three times Jesus asks Peter if he loves him. Just like the three times Peter denied knowing Jesus back in chapter eighteen. What a moment of impact in Peter’s story. After denying Jesus in the most painful moments of his life, Peter isn’t rebuked, he isn’t punished, he isn’t cast out…he is given another chance. Jesus shows Peter grace. Jesus commissions him to continue the work that he started. “Feed my sheep.” Pray today that just as Christ gives us grace and second chance after second chance, you might extend that grace to your neighbors you encounter.