Jesus appears to Peter by the Lake of Gennesaret

When the Scripture speaks about Peter’s first encounter with the Risen Lord by the tomb, it makes no mention of a dialogue. It was a mere glance… But now Jesus asks Peter: “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” My prayer should not be just a reflection on Peter’s encounter with Jesus. During prayer, I should realize the presence of Jesus – Jesus is here now; He sees me and knows me. Jesus is here, the same Jesus as by the Lake of Gennesaret. With an aching heart, I confess together with Peter: “I betrayed You, I denied You.” Looking back on my life from early childhood, how many times I have denied Jesus! I have denied Him by every single sin, be it a weakness when sin was stronger, or fear, or pride, when I was afraid to confess Jesus. How many times I have denied Him, and Jesus knows about it all. But now He asks me too: “Do you love Me?” Aware of my sin, I say to Him with a contrite heart: “Yes, Lord, I may deny You a thousand times but You know that I love You.” I look into His eyes as if in the last 5 minutes of my life. As if I were to die now: “You are here now. Jesus, now I confess my love for You. Lord, You know everything; You know that I love You.” And Jesus says to me: “Follow Me! Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Me!” – Where to? – “To Calvary and finally to eternal glory!”

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