Jesus and Peter

"When Jesus asked Peter on the Tiberian seashore, 'Simon, Son of John, do you love Me?' He added nothing else: what he said was enough. Do you love Me? Can you allow my love to touch you in your weakness, set you free, and empower you there? Thereafter the only power Peter had was Jesus' love for him. He told and retold the story of his unfaithfulness and how Jesus had touched him. When he proclaimed the gospel of grace, he preached from his weakness the power of God. That is what converted the Roman world and what will convert us, and the people around us, if they see the love of Christ has touched us."
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning