Acts 25:13-21 / John 21:15-19
Some questions can be rather awkward to ask.
And those awkward questions can also be rather difficult to reply.
One such question is the one that Jesus asked Peter: Do you love me more than these others do?
Peter would have hesitated in giving a reply because it is a loaded question, and whatever answer has its consequences.
But Peter had gone through the scorching experience of denying Jesus three times. His love for Jesus had been tested and it cracked under pressure.
But this time Peter meant what he said, and he did stick to it even when he had to lay down his life.
So when Jesus said to him, "Follow me", he did not have questions like "where" or "for how long".
As for us, we pledge that we love Jesus and that we will follow Him.
Our love for Jesus will be put to test, and that test is none other than carrying our cross and following Jesus.
The cross is the question. May our acceptance and carrying of our cross be the answer.