Third Sunday of Easter • Year C
Think back for a moment to the creation story in the Book of Genesis at the beginning of the Bible. “Then God said, ‘Let there be light, and there was light.’” We note that when God speaks, God’s words not only impart information. They also cause action: “and there was light.” Something happens! In the gospel story, Jesus is not only forgiving Peter. He is also empowering Peter to love with a self-sacrificing love. To love God above all things and to love his neighbor as himself. Jesus, Word of God, makes things come to be by his words!