Following at a Distance

[371 words] “And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and with him were assembled all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes. 54 But Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire” (Mark 14:53-54). Peter, who once had told Jesus that He would never forsake Him, watched as His Lord was taken prisoner. Because he didn’t want to suffer any harm or persecution, he followed Jesus at a distance. He wanted to be a “secret” follower of Christ when things got tough. The crowd got larger, and he became spiritually “smaller” as he didn’t want to be identified as one close to the Christ. It is hard for us to imagine Peter doing this. He was so brash and outspoken at times. Surely, he couldn’t do this to Jesus!…