The most overlooked worker in the Easter story
About an hour later [a third person] asserted, “Certainly this fellow was with [Jesus], for he is a Galilean.” Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. (Luke 22:59-60)
With Easter fast approaching, I want to spend the next few weeks focusing on five characters in the Easter narrative and what their work can teach us about our own work today. We will start with an overlooked character in today’s passage: the rooster.Â
Now, before you roll your eyes at my assertion that the rooster had a job we can glean wisdom from, bear with me. I promise this will be a great encouragement to you today. But first, let’s set the scene.
At the Last Supper, Jesus predicted Peter would deny him three times before the rooster crowed—a prophecy Peter vehemently rejected. But as the third denial left Peter’s lips, we see one of the most cinematic scenes in Scripture: “Just as [Peter] was speaking, the rooster crowed. The Lord turned and look...
