John 18:27 “Again Peter denied it, and at that moment the cock crowed.”
“Before the cock crows, “ Jesus said
“you will betray me three times.”
Out of nowhere that rooster crowed
as loud as the largest chimes.
As Peter looked away in shock
he saw Jesus standing there
looking straight into his heart
and noticing that big tear.
He was upset with himself
because he knew he had failed
to do what he swore he’d do
evil in his life prevailed.
He had depended on himself
like he had done so often.
Perhaps it took the crowing bird
to get his heart to soften.
When we, like Peter, make a boast
of what we alone can do
we don’t give room for God’s Spirit
when our life we would renew.
He overcame this failure
and all the disciples he led
as the church was given birth
and through the world it was spread.
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