“In a sense, to follow Jesus is the path of overcoming our human frailties, weaknesses, and sinfulness. One might say that Peter was on a path of sanctification, a path that included the crisis of exposing his vulnerabilities, yet led to a truth- and grace-filled encounter. … Peter did not run away in John 21 at the seashore. Peter accepted the penetrating words of Jesus, coming to the only conclusion there is: Follow Me.”
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