What would you do if Jesus came to your church and said,
“I’m looking for a few ordinary people”? Why would Jesus be interested
in ordinary people?
Yet these are the ones
Jesus called to be his friends:
fishermen, a tax collector,
a teacher, a homemaker. I
have related to Peter more than any of Jesus’ other followers.
Peter was impulsive, like me. Seeing Jesus walking on the
water, he said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you.”
Jesus did and Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water,
something no one except Jesus had done. That is not ordinary.
Then Peter looked around at the wind and the waves, and he fell.
That is what I would do. That’s ordinary.
After Jesus’ arrest, fear overcame Peter and he denied knowing
Jesus. I hate to say it, but I probably would have done the same. I
am grateful that Jesus loved and forgave Peter and commanded him,
“Feed my sheep” (John 21:17). Peter later became a preacher in the
early church. The longer Peter walked with Jesus, the more he was
changed. And the more I walk with Christ, the more I realize how
much he wants to help me become the servant God wants me to be.
Prayer: O God, help us ordinary people to be extraordinary
workers for your kingdom. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Sue Tornai (California)