Do you love me?

"When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” - John 21:15

The question that Jesus asks Simon Peter is the same question he asks each one of us - Do we love him? In response to this text, Henri Nouwen writes these thoughts:

"The question is not: How many people take you seriously?
How much are you going to accomplish?
Can you show some results?
But: Are you in love with Jesus?
Perhaps another way of putting the question would be: Do you know the incarnate God?
In our world of loneliness and despair, there is an enormous need for people who know the heart of God, a heart that forgives, that cares, that reaches out and wants to heal.
In that heart there is no suspicion, no vindication, no resentment, and not a tinge of hatred.
It is a heart that wants to only give love and receive love in response..."

What thoughts come to your mind when you think of Jesus asking you the question: Do you love me?

Living in Grace

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