When many of his disciples were leaving him,
Jesus turned to the apostles and said,
‘Will you also leave me?’
These words are addressed to us too.
It’s not the Lord who leaves us,
but we who may leave him.
But why would we want to leave the Lord,
who alone has the words of eternal life?
We need to make our own Peter’s profession of faith.
Every Sunday we get a chance to do so.
We need the Lord to strengthen our faith.
We also need to confirm one another.
Lord, confirm our decision to stay with you.
Draw us closer to you in bonds of trust,
so that we may follow you in love and freedom.