Our Imperfection

John 21:15-17

New King James Version (NKJV)

Jesus Restores Peter

¹⁵ So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah,^[a] do you love Me more than these?”
He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.”
He said to him, “Feed My lambs.”
¹⁶ He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah,^[b] do you love Me?”
He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.”
He said to him, “Tend My sheep.”
¹⁷ He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah,^[c] do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?”
And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.”
Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.


"This is no recipe for despair or hopelessness. It is rather an opportunity to throw ourselves again and again on the grace and power of God, to receive more readily the help of the Spirit of God. Just as Peter did shortly after at Pentecost. To be imperfect is not to be useless." - David Reay