“Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”” St. John 21:20-22 Jesus and Peter have just finished a conversation where Jesus has given Peter his ministry; “feed My sheep, and follow me.” Peter comes right out of that conversation and asks Jesus two questions; 1: who is the one who will betray you? And 2: what about John? Jesus did not answer the first question, but the second one He does; and with a little sass I might add. “What is that to you? You just do what I told you to do.” We humans have a tendency to get distracted by what everyone else around us is doing or not doing for that matter. When in truth that has absolutely nothing to do with what we are suppose to be doing. If we focused on doing our part and stopped concerning ourselves with what others are doing or not doing, we would be more effective. Play your role and don’t concern yourself with everyone else’s. Things flow so much smoother this way.
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:07:08 +0000