Scripture Reading
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord; Thou knowest that I love Thee. He saith unto him, Feed My sheep.
Devotional Reflection
Yesterday, we heard Christ’s call:
“Follow Me.”
A personal invitation.
A step forward.
But today, that call takes shape.
Because following Christ is not only about where we go.
It’s about how we live.
And in one of the most intimate moments after the Resurrection,
Jesus speaks again to Peter.
Not about belief.
Not about failure.
But about love.
“Do you love Me?”
Jesus does not begin with instruction.
He begins with relationship.
Before the mission…
before the responsibility…
He asks about love.
Because everything else flows from that.
Without love,
following becomes obligation.
Serving becomes duty.
But with love—
everything changes.
This question is not rushed.
It is not answered casually.
Peter responds honestly.
Not perfectly.
But sincerely.
And that’s what Christ receives.
The question is not:
“Are you perfect?”
“Have you done everything right?”
It’s: “Do you love Me?”
Today, don’t start with what you need to do.
Start here.
Do you love Him?
And if the answer feels uncertain…
or incomplete…
bring that honestly.
Because love grows.
It deepens.
And Christ meets us
right where we are.
Closing Prayer
Lord,
You ask me a simple question—
and yet, it reaches into every part of my life.
Do I love You?
Not just in words,
but in the way I live,
in the way I respond,
in the way I follow You each day.
And if I’m honest,
my love is not always steady.
It rises and falls.
It weakens and strengthens.
But still, I bring it to You.
Take what I offer—
even if it feels small—
and grow it.
Deepen my love for You.
Make it real.
Make it lasting.
Let it shape my choices,
my relationships,
and my life.
And teach me that everything begins here—
not with perfection,
but with love.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
Amen.