Then after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them; for you are a Galilean.”  But he began to curse, and he swore an oath, “I do not know this man you are talking about.” Mark 14:70-71

In Mark 14:66-72, Peter is watching as Jesus is on trial with the chief priests, the elders and the scribes. A servant girl knows she has seen Peter with Jesus, and yet Peter pretends he knows nothing about his closest friend. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with the yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.

Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.

Mark 14:17-25 is read from the NRSV

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Art: Peter Denies Christ by Michael O’Brien

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Further reading on God’s inherent faithfulness and love regardless of our unfaithfulness can be found here.

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