On Day 33, we mentioned Simon Peter denying Jesus three times after confessing his love for Him, and how Jesus not only forgave him but also empowered him to lead His Church, which is unbelievable and unimaginable!
Today, let us zoom in on another interesting encounter between Jesus and Peter in which Jesus confirmed Peter’s role as the leader of the Church to feed His sheep. There at the Sea of Tiberias, “When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of John, 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.’” (John 21:15) And we know that Jesus repeated a similar question two more times. When Jesus asked the first question, He used the Greek word “agape” (agapao) which is the highest form of love, the love of God for man, an unconditional love that transcends everything to the point of laying down one's life for others. But when Peter answered Jesus, he used another Greek word “phileo”, which means brotherly love. We can see a sharp difference between the level of their love for each other. In human terms, we know this kind of unbalanced relationship won't last long. Not in the case of God's love for us. God is patient, God is kind, He is everything LOVE is. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8) Jesus knew that Simon Peter was not up to par, but He knew that Peter put Him at the centre of his life. When Jesus asked Peter the third time, He lowered the bar to ask Peter if he “phileo” Him, and Peter confirmed once more his love for Him, knowing that Jesus accepted his limitations with a hope that Peter would one day “agape” Jesus in return. This is the story of St. Peter. What about our own stories with Jesus?
Jesus knows that we are weak, we are imperfect, He knows us better than we do. He does not force us to love Him the way He expects but accepts and embraces us as we are because love respects freedom, which is the nature of love. Nonetheless, God agape us all the same, with a hope that one day we will return our unconditional love to Him.
See also how Jesus still allowed St. Peter to take on such an important leading role in the Church even though Peter was not there yet. God also understands that we are not there yet. Nonetheless, that doesn't dampen His LOVE for us nor refrain from granting us important responsibilities. As He loves us and knows our limitations and there is no reason that He wants his assignments for us to fail, He will certainly empower us as we take on such tasks we ourselves are not capable of completing. With His help, we will certainly conquer any hurdles that block us from completing His work.
Just as St. Peter was not afraid to take on the daunting task to lead the Church because he put Christ at the centre of his life, so must we follow his role model. Afterall, isn’t he Jesus’s assigned shepherd, and thus a role model, for the whole Church?
天主希望你擁抱我在你懷中
我親愛的耶穌：願意把祢作為我生活的中心，可是我明白自己十分軟弱。主我需要祢的支援和提升，使我能承擔祢給我的任務！
主耶穌，當我犯小罪的時候，覺得不配作祢的門徒。我祈求你的扶助和寛恕我的罪過。我願意接受自己的软弱和有限，祈求祢醫治我的創傷，使我重拾信心和力量，繼續行聖德的道路，滿全祢的旨意。亞孟。
請問甚麼是「允許耶穌進入來治癒創傷」？我很渴望治癒創傷，但不懂得怎樣能與耶穌相遇，甚至請耶穌進入。
就在內心説：主耶稣，我渴望祢進入我內心，治癒我的創傷。我這樣祈禱，是因為我相信祢的大能；相信祢對我的愛。啊們！
望著耶穌的聖相或聖像，向衪頃訴你的所有，求祂救助並堅強你對祂的信靠，終有一天……?
願主保佑你Matilda ⚘
Matilda 我寫給了你，在Thhueby Lee下面，希望你看到⚘
主，感謝你接受我的局限，把我放入你的懷中！我願意把你放在我生命的中心，請幫助我承行你的旨意！
祈禱救基督保護你, 切勿讓魔鬼傷害你, 然後將自己的心屝打開, 說: 耶穌請袮到我的心裡來醫治我的創傷
慈愛的天父：感謝祢常常接納我的不足，沒有像祢愛我的愛來回應祢，我知道我就像伯多祿一樣，可能比他還差。求祢派遣聖神，時時刻刻提醒我要學習祢愛我們的方式來回應祢的愛，求祢帶領我，指引我，亞孟。
主，基督，請祢時時刻刻住在我的心田，從今以後我要持守懂得事事感恩讚頌。多謝祢賜我昨夜平安渡過，今天亦能向祢感恩，讚美祢，稱謝祢！
天主，感謝祢的大愛，祢無限的寬容，無限的慈愛，接納了我們，使我等罪人能藉著基督的救贖，得與祢和好。求祢繼續改造我，更新我，使我更肖似祢，能彰顯祢的光榮！
以上所求是奉祢的聖子，我們的主耶稣基督之名而求。亞孟
主耶穌，我實在很愛禰，但又覺得自己不配。祢交給我的工作，常常都做不到什麼成績，非常不堪當。
祈求祢寛恕，並賜我智慧和能力，指導我如何能達到滿全！
主耶穌，我完全信賴禰！亞孟！
主耶穌，祢知道我極渴望祢成為我生命的中心，但心神故然渴望，但肉體卻是軟弱的。我又知道祢一次一次的在分心走意，不專注於祢，我將工作、別人的評價超過祢時，祢一再容忍我，透過身邊的天使，再度引我回到祢的心中。主，感謝祢給我的愛，我要向祢說：主，我愛祢！可憐我這個罪人吧！
God, please use me as an instrument to others to do your will to the kingdom of God
仁慈的天父 , agape, 感謝祢
今天的我和耶穌一起站在自己心田的中心，我的心田有多大？容得下我自己？能自給自足？能恩及我的家人？能惠及我的親友？還是能與相遇的人分享呢？
基督讓我也看到主的心田，一望無際的田間要栽種各式各樣的糧食，送予無法數算尋找祂的，失落的、迷惘的、饑餓的、痛苦的、患病的、有需要的人。
我忍不住對基督說：主，這事我怎能成就呢？
相信我，相信願意與我同行的。你看到我心田間有其他的農夫，他們正努力為尋找的、敲門的、呼喊的、患病的兄弟姊妹服務。
我說：可是莊稼多，工人少呀！
對，這就是我向祢呼喚，向來到這心田的農夫作出的呼喚。主需要你。主需要你們。來跟隨我罷！
你知道情況是非常嚴峻，非常急切。請不要遲疑！現今的世界拒絕主的、追求逸樂的、惰懶犯罪的、貪婪腐敗的、驕橫自大、離棄主的隊伍愈來愈壯大。人不知不覺地把自己的靈魂賣給魔鬼了。
你可會加入，與我一同打好這場救贖世人的仗？你可會回應，與我一起為創傷失意的人療傷？你可會應邀，與我一起把天主的聖言和喜樂傾注在迷失的靈魂內？
我需要你！我需要你們！請來跟隨我罷！
慈愛的天父???請原諒我的不足!
我會用心學習。
主耶穌基督，祢給世人的愛是無條件的，是博愛及永恆不變的。因為愛，祢甘頤犠生了自己的生命為我們贖罪。祢還在升天前，為我們立下了告解聖事；好使我們得罪祢之後，有這樣的途徑向祢懺悔及與祢修和。可是主啊，我過去沒有好好地善用告解聖事，不敢在祢面前承認自己的罪過。因此，求祢增強我的信德，給我勇氣效法聖伯多祿，三次否認祢卻能三次勇敢的說：主，祢知道我愛祢。
親愛的耶穌：融化我，塑造我，並將我吸納到祢的懷抱中！
主耶穌，有誰比祢更認識我呢？ 祢是我和整個宇宙的創造主，是永生之主，祢創造和更新我，是祢治癒我的創傷，祢是我的生命和一切的泉源，除祢以外，沒有拯救；祇有祢的愛和恩典才能使我復原和成為滿全的人。
主耶穌，請勇氣，使我的生命完全屬於祢。
天父，祈禱奉主耶稣基督聖名求。亞孟！
Thank you God for loving me so much and unconditionally! Ole let me love you the same ?
天主，無論我犯了多少次罪，大罪小罪，你都不要離棄我。亞孟
慈愛的天父感謝祢的陪伴及教導,請幫助我在回應祢的召叫時,常記得不是為自己而是為光榮祢,請增加我對祢的信任.
主，耶稣基督，請可憐我！
耶穌是天主的子，與全能的天主聖三不可分隔，是全能的，最富仁慈心的。凡不明白的，或須要明白的道理；或是有需要治癒的創傷，只要誠意祈求，主耶穌必要回應，且是以最明確，最溫馨的方式！求吧，甚至我不知道是如何，或在何處有傷，祂是神醫，只要誠意祈求，並定志要跟隨祂！主，感謝禰時時治癒我，刻刻提醒我！
仁慈的天父！感謝禰的恩賜，進入了第35天的避靜，我要小心呵護禰賜給我的這小小的種子，希望她發芽長大茁壯，不辜負禰的恩寵.
耶稣爱我是最高層次，我一次又一次的傷害祂，我非常自责，我决心改过
請融化我，塑造我，並將我吸納到祢的懷抱中！
I have no problem with facing Jesus after I have sinned against Him or when I feel unworthy of Him as I know He is loving and merciful and He is my Lord and Saviour. But I was wondered what others thought of me if I talked nonsense.
Lord, please help me to prepare to accept myself as who I am and allow You to enter to heal my wounds and make me whole again.
是的，我願意耶穌進入來治癒我的創傷，使我復原而再次成為滿全的人!