Jesus didn't call everyone Peter.

Last night Pastor Phil shared a really powerful word on Shepherd-hood.

Some time back, I remembered sitting all alone in Gershon's room praying.
Feeling really miserable.

I lost my leader.
I was answering the inquisitive of sheep lost.
I patiently waited every week for that one moment.
I couldn't stand any disappointment.

Then a word came in.

"Go where no one goes.
Love where no one loves.
Give where no one gives."

That calling blew me off.
Someone has called me to go The Distance.

Last night, I heard an amazing word.
In between asking "Who I am" and "Who you are" is only one sentence.
Jesus: "Who do you say I am?"
Jesus: "You are Now Peter."

There is a singularity in that calling.
It is You, Me, I.
It does not include, it does not pass.
It is adsorbed to one and only one.

Jesus didn't call everyone Peter.
Because it is not Relayed Ministry.
It is Minister.

'No one' isn't a self-depravation.
It is singled out.
You and I have been singled out.
The Shepherd - one and his sheep - many.
That is the correlation.

One sentence, one turn, one calling.
I have been singled out.

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The Distance
Hot Chelle Rae

I hear you crying and I know
What it's like to be alone
You're scared and I'm not there
It's like you're living with a ghost
Someone you can't hold
And you say it's so unfair

And just so you know
The distance is what's killing me
Time and space have become the enemy
And what I need is so far away
And so it goes
The distance makes it hard to breathe
My heart won't let go easily
I don't want to be this far away

I'm lying by myself
The silence seems to swell
Someday this all will change
It's a temporary pain
See your face and speak your name
Till then I'll scream into the night

And just so you know
The distance is what's killing me
Time and space have become the enemy
And what I need is so far away
And so it goes

The distance makes it hard to breathe
My heart won't let go easily
I don't want to be this far away
Well I've got my life
And you've got my world tonight

And I miss you (I miss you), I miss you (I miss you)

And just so you know (killing me)

The distance is what's killing me (time and space)
Time and space have become the enemy (enemy)
And what I need is so far away
And so it goes (hard to breathe)
The distance makes it hard to breathe (won't let go)
My heart won't let go easily (easily)
I don't want to be this far away