Episode 111: On Having the Courage to Feed His Lambs; Tend to His Sheep -
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At the end of John's Gospel, Jesus again shows himself to his disciples on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. At first, those disciples had difficulty recognizing him - they were fishing, and he was about a hundred yards away on shore, cooking. When they came ashore, they were afraid to ask him who he was; they KNEW it was the Lord but somehow needed to be reassured. Then Jesus took Simon aside and three times asked him: "Simon son of John, do you love me?" After Simon answered yes to each question, the Lord said, "Feed my lambs;" Tend to my sheep;" Feed my lambs and my sheep." What was Jesus asking of Simon in this exchange, and what does he ask of us? ,
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