Fully Formed In Faith

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…from worship at Good Sam on June 29, 2017

We remember today the apostleship of Peter and Paul. They were very different men and arrived at their apostleship in very different ways. They didn’t even get along
particularly well. But both found the gospel calling them out from the grave. In all this, Jesus is more patient than we know. He waited, John points out, until breakfast was finished before he began his beautiful and shattering questioning of Peter. “Do you love me?” That is not a question one answers between mouthfuls of fish. Jesus waited. So with Paul, it wasn’t until he was on the Damascus road that Jesus knocked him down and struck him blind. Jesus waited. This patience must be part of the wisdom of the Good Shepherd. Indeed, as Jesus’ charge to Peter makes clear, the call of the Christian is to have the heart of a shepherd for God’s people, to seek, to call, to wait.

Message from Worship at Good Sam on the minor festival of Peter and Paul, Apostles June 29, 2014

“Fully Formed In Faith”