"Lord to whom shall we go? You have the message of eternal life." Peter spoke these words out of his trust and faith in Christ and His teachings. It also shows that the disciples had begun to perceive Jesus as Messiah at this time. As Easter people we have often uttered these words of faith and pleaded for His intervention especially in times of difficulty.

What happened to Peter was again revealed in the miracle in Lydda and Joppa where the account contributes a sense of continuity between the Master and apostle which will help integrate the Gentile conversion into the Christocentric plan of history. This is the result of faith in Christ.

In the Gospel text, we see the departure of a group of disciples which, for us today, emphasizes the demands of remaining within the Eucharistic community. The loss of disciples is closely linked to the community's own experiences of betrayal and desertion. How often we too go through such painful experiences and we find ourselves hanging on to the saving power of God who keeps us going.