Jesus Our Shepherd
29 June 2008

Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul

Today’s first reading is about Peter. Today’s second reading is about Paul. Two more different people could not be found in the church community of their time. Peter was a self-taught fisherman, no stranger to making mistakes. He was spontaneous, lived by his instinct and followed Jesus from his heart. Paul was a highly educated, logical-thinking Pharisee, cultured, argumentative, expecting perfection of himself and others. If these two had shared a meal, Peter would have slurped his food and belched loudly when the meal was over. Paul would have used the proper fork for the proper food and announced to whether the table wine was excellent or of poor quality. A friendship between them was not very likely.