“And when he had spoken this he says to him, “Follow me”.'

Jesus now renewed that first so important call of Peter. He called him again to ‘Follow Me'. The care Jesus took over all this demonstrates how deeply what Peter had done had been felt, both by Peter and the rest of the disciples. One they all looked to had collapsed in total failure. So there would always have been a question over whether this had cancelled out his position, and this was felt by him most of all. Now he knew, and they all knew, that his call stood firm. And that next time, with Christ's strength, he would not fail.

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