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Probably no one in the entire Bible is more beloved than Simon Peter, and with good reason. He is incredibly real. We can identify with him, especially his blunders. Like him we have all stuck our foot in our mouth, made promises we couldn’t keep, and ended up failing shamefully. And like Peter, we have had our moments in the sun, moments when the truth of revelation has broken through, infusing our mundane lives with the light of God’s eternal glory.
“Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’
— Matthew 16:16-17 (NIV 1984)
Jesus replied, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.”
Lord Jesus, do for us what You did for Peter. Forgive our sins and redeem our mistakes. In Your holy name we pray. Amen.