Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 / John 21:20-25
We are often told to look where we are going, so as to avoid accidents.
To say it in another way, it is also to go where we are looking.
As much as it is good to look where we are going, and to go where we are looking, we often do otherwise.
Because we may be walking in one direction, and then something else caught our attention.
So, we will be walking in one direction, and yet we are looking at another direction.
And in such moments, that is when accidents will happen.
Peter had earlier professed his love for Jesus, and he did it three times.
Jesus told him to follow Him. Then almost immediately, Peter turned and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them.
Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, “What about him, Lord?”
Jesus had to say to Peter, “What does it matter to you? You are to follow me.”
That would have brought Peter back into focus, and that is keep his eyes on Jesus and follow Him, and not to be distracted by other things or other people.
That would also remind us to look where we are going, and to go where we are looking.
Let us not be distracted by other things or other people, and keep our focus on Jesus and keep following Him.