A Reflection on the Meaning of Easter
It is a few days before Easter and I have been thinking about the meaning of the Easter story as it relates to, not just its impact on the whole of humanity for all eternity, but also as it relates to me, personally, as I still struggle with weakness and failure, even after having walked with the Lord for nearly fifty years. And whenever I think about my personal inadequacies, the person in the Easter narrative who always stands out the most, other than Jesus of course, is Simon Peter. Of all of the Lord’s disciples, I have always been kind of partial to the apostle Peter. Perhaps it is because I can relate to him so much. He was impetuous, garrulous and rarely considered the consequences before acting. For example, in Matthew 14, when the disciples were caught in a storm on the Sea of Galilee and Jesus walked out to them on the water, it was Peter who said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” When Jesus told him to come, ...