As Jesus looked upon Peter and saw right through him, Peter saw himself as he really was: full of bluster and bravado, but proud and cowardly at heart. When Peter hit rock bottom, the Lord took hold of his spirit and built him into the leader and bold witness that he would become.
Our discord could be resolved in harmony – if only we would soften our hearts to hear the hymns of Holy Week. The psalms sung for the Passover feast, the same sung by Jesus and his disciples before they went out to Gethsemane, the hymns of the new covenant the Apostle Paul would teach – what if all these rang out anew in our hearts this week?
Why is it that numbers of men seem to be turning to Christianity, but not so the women – at least not in the same dramatic numbers?
I invite you to join me in shutting out the noise that bogs us down and focusing on the truth that lifts us up instead. If all I do this week is spend time with the Lord and enjoy my family, that is a spring break worth taking.