“Jesus said,
‘Dear children, I will still be with you for a little while.
I am telling you what I told the Jews.
You will look for me, but you can’t go where I’m going.
‘I am giving you a new Commandment:
Love each other in the same way that I have loved you…
Everyone will know that you are My disciples
because of your love for each other.’
Simon Peter said,
“Lord, where are you going?”
John 13:34-36
Our human nature always seems to get in the way of a greater Point, doesn’t it!
Jesus was telling His dear friends what He knew to be some of His last words before
His arrest. His priority in those final hours before His arrest included. . .
‘Love each other the way that He loves us.’
But dear Peter had gotten stuck on words that seemed to signal something that he
knew would affect him. With that focus, he seems to have missed the greater Point that
Jesus was making. . . . Love each other.
We all do it, don’t we? We get stuck on something going on in our own minds, our own
emotions, our own fears, and that takes precedence over everything else. We start to
scramble to find a “safe spot” where we can be more comfortable. . . solid ground
where we can get our bearings and know what to do next. Uncertainty is not
comfortable. . . even though we know ‘He is with me.’
Jesus did not scold or ignore Peter, even though he was interrupting Jesus in this very
personal moment together with His “inner circle.”
We can easily get distracted by something said or done, even in the midst of a very
personal, “holy Moment” in Jesus’ Presence. He has a Message that He wants to share
with us, but we can miss it because of other things that have caught our attention.
Take the time to listen to Him. Let the questions wait for a bit, lest you miss a more
weighty Point He wants to speak to your heart. He knows what lies ahead, and will be
there . . .
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