May 22, 2016  John 21:15-25

Most of us have been in a comfortable situation that suddenly turned awkward.  The joy of seeing the resurrected Jesus again and having a meal together must have been a wonderful experience.  Things were going to be just as they were before.  Peter’s dreadful denials must have been forgotten.  Then Jesus addresses him directly, probably drawing the attention of all the others to the uncomfortable questions about Peter’s commitment to Him.  Read this passage and think about why Jesus did this?  What must have been going in in Peter during this conversation?  What did the other disciples think?  Why did John the gifted storyteller end with this episode?