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WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?
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THE FOLLOW THROUGH ON FOLLOW ME
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My name is Simon Bar-Jona.
And for years I carried that name with pride.
Simon
-- a strong name, said my mother
-- a dependable name, said my father
-- a name you can be proud of, said friends and neighbors.
"Your great-grandfather's name," everyone reminded me. And I was proud to carry his name as my own.
Then one day
Jesus began calling me "Peter"
and the name stuck.
Soon that's what everyone was calling me: Peter.
Funny how nicknames get started.
And for years I carried that name with pride.
Simon
-- a strong name, said my mother
-- a dependable name, said my father
-- a name you can be proud of, said friends and neighbors.
"Your great-grandfather's name," everyone reminded me. And I was proud to carry his name as my own.
Then one day
Jesus began calling me "Peter"
and the name stuck.
Soon that's what everyone was calling me: Peter.
Funny how nicknames get started.
