2 June

Then Jesus says to Peter very simply, ‘Follow me!’ (v.19). This crazy love for Jesus means following his example of love. Jesus showed the supreme example of servant love. He said, ‘Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends’ (15:13). He gave a very practical example of what this kind of servant love involved, when he washed the disciples’ feet (John 13). It is a commitment to help people, to whom we are not necessarily attracted, to grow in their love for Jesus, not seeking to control them but to liberate them.

Jesus calls you to the same kind of love. You express your passionate love for Jesus by a passionate love for other people, by giving yourself to take care of his sheep, to feed, serve and love them.