This week, we trace Peter’s story from the moment Jesus first called him while he was fishing in the Sea of Galilee to the moment Jesus restores Peter, after he had denied Jesus three times, over a meal while. In Peter we see a person who is bold and who also makes mistakes. He walks on water, but then sinks. He declares Jesus to be the Son of God, and then rebukes Jesus. And, in his worst moment, Peter does the very thing he promised Jesus he’d never do: deny Him. But then Jesus, in His resurrected form, comes looking for Peter. He searches for Peter, sits with him, and asks him three times, “Do you love me?” And then, Jesus invites Peter back into His mission where Peter will play a pivotal role in the growth and development of the early church. Through Peter’s story we see the way that Jesus comes looking for him when Peter was certain he’d disqualified himself, and we’re assured that Jesus will pursue us with the same kind of extravagant grace.