great leader, this right-hand man of jesus, jesus knew better. truly i tell you, when the cock crows, you will have denied me three times. you can imagine just how fallen peter must have felt jesus says not only will you betray me, you re betray me three times before the cock crows. lord, if i have to die with you, i will never deny you. and jesus knew that he would. he probably was always aware that peter wasn t as grounded as peter himself thought he was.
recommits his life to jesus three times after the resurrection, committing to feeding the flock of the disciples and ultimately being their leader. feed my sheep. feed my sheep. it s a beautiful poignant moment of restoration. is the moment where peter is once again the rock. he s reestablished as the rock who will be key in the early christian movement. peter was convinced that jesus was the messiah and became resolute in spreading that message. peter isn t just static in jerusalem. he doesn t just stay in jerusalem. he does go out on mission. he is talked about as someone who takes the mission to other jews. did peter take jesus message to the heart of roman empire?
because he didn t think himself worthy to be accucrucified in t exact way that jesus was. it s strange when i think of peter hanging upside down. the force of gravity pulling everything. with his blood rushing into his brain. with life not seeping out of him, but pounding its way through his body. he s probably hoping that he ll soon be reunited with jesus, his best friend. and the one to whom he s committed his whole life. catholic tradition says peter s body is then removed from the cross by fellow christians and buried.
home life, so we know he s married, he has a mother-in-law whom he might be financially responsible for. according to some traditions, he also has children. he s a big guy. he s doing lots of physical work. you have to be strong to be a fisherman. i see puertas the every man. here someone who is probably illiterate, who is probably limited in terms of his experience. you know, only a fisherman. and who has to follow this carpenter, you know, who he s probably never seen before. jesus asked peter to follow him, and it says in the gospels that peter dropped everything to follow him. and so it s a complete commitment. according to the gospels, peter spends many months traveling galilee with jesus, helping to spread his message. all the way through the gospel narratives, we keep seeing peter right there with
crimes not associated with the trump campaign. he cut a deal with mueller, which by year s end, fell apart. manafort is now looking at the possibility of more charges from the special counsel. 2018 ended with the president nominating a new attorney general, william barr, after he fired jeff sessions. and mueller s team bringing charges against 32 entities and individuals. five people pleading guilty and four sentenced to prison. what a year. merry christmas, everybody. findi finding jesus starts next. he is the most important of all jesus disciples. he singles peter out from the rest of the disciples by saying, you are peter, and on this rock i will build my church. he is christ s right-hand