so jesus and disciples are having this meal together, very s lovely and intimate and all of a sudden, jesus just comes from this completely unexpected direction. this is my body, which is given for you. do this in remembrance of me. jesus breaks bread in the last supper as an act of symbolism. he breaks the bread in order to illustrate his body, too, will be broken. i think when peter hears jesus speaking of his death, he s confused.
jerusalem. after spending many months preaching around galilee, jesus, peter and the disciples bring their message here, to the holy city itself. from everything that we know in the gospels, peter is just a simple guy. he s a fisherman from galilee. he s probably never been to jerusalem before. so imagine what kind of an experience it was for him to enter this incredibly busy, bustling city. this is the moment where peter is thinking, are we about to see israel restored it its former glory? are we going to finally get rid of the romans? are we finally going to see a righteous king ruling over israel? so i imagine peter being full of
judas is the one singled out by jesus as the one who will betray him. peter and the other disciples react with complete bee bewilderment. surely this can t happen. the last summer becomes even more intense when yeah sustained when jesus looks at his disciples and say none of you will stay true to me. you will all betray me. you will all desert me when my time has come. i will lay down my life for you. jesus knew peter s personality, although, peter thought himself as being this
man. i will lay down my life for you. but famously, he denies jesus in his hour of need. i do not know the man! headstrong, stumbling, confused, questioning. jesus loves peter, not in spite of his failings, i think sometimes, but because of them. the vatican claimed they have found peter s bones beneath the basilica, which bears his name. they may have discovered the ancient man, the church and all of its traditions. who is peter? did he travel to rome to lay the foundations for the christian church? and could these really be peter s bones?
the scene where the resurrected christ appears to peter is one of the most beautiful scenes in the whole gospel. remember, peter has denied jesus. you would think that the person you had betrayed you would want to shrink from. but peter does just the opposite. rather than being embarrassed, he goes towards him. so it s a sign he really knows who jesus is. he knows he s going to be forgiven. do you love me more than these? yes. do you love me? do you know that i love you? do you love me? lord, you know everything. you know that i love you. in the same way that peter denies knowing jesus three times before the crucifixion, so he