He Learned Forgiveness From the Master - Conclusion of Peter's Worst Mistake

 Jesus had just come out onto a balcony overlooking the courtyard.  In that moment, described at the outset of this chapter, his eyes met Peter's.  It dawned on Peter just how terribly he had failed his Master.  Peter left the courtyard, crushed by the weight  of his own guilt. He headed into the streets of the city, his way  lit by the full moon.  The tears  welled up. The sights swam before his eyes. He broke down and wept bitterly. - MARK 14:72; Luke 22:61, 62. 

In the wake of such a failure, it is all too easy for a person to assume that his sin is too terrible for forgiveness to be possible.  Peter may have wondered as much himself.  Was it so?

Next time: He Learned Forgiveness From the Master - Was Peter Beyond Forgiveness?

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