🌅 Easter · Late Easter season
🐟 Feed My Sheep
Risen Jesus cooks breakfast and gives Peter work that looks like love.
John 21:17 · John 21
“He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.”
Say it
Practice John 21:17
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Hesaidtohimthethirdtime,“Simon,sonofJonah,doyouhaveaffectionforme?”Peterwasgrievedbecauseheaskedhimthethirdtime,“Doyouhaveaffectionforme?”Hesaidtohim,“Lord,youknowYouknowIhaveaffectionforyou.”Jesustohim,“Feedmysheep.
Peter had failed in a courtyard. Jesus did not fire him. He asked about love, then he gave him sheep to feed. Forgiveness came with a job: take care of people.
Easter life is not only shouting. It is feeding someone. Make a snack for a person in the house. That is a resurrection chore.
Prayer
Lord, you know we love you. Show us which sheep to feed this week. Amen.
Challenge
Prepare a small food or drink for someone else without being asked.
For the adult
Connect this to any child who feels they ruined things. Peter got breakfast.