St.PeterEssayLJ215

Have you ever wondered what kind of qualities Peter had that made Jesus choose him as our first pope? What choices did he make? What did Jesus see in him from the start that he knew Peter would become the leader of the Catholic Church?

Peter has many qualities, but his most important qualities were leadership, trustworthy, but he was weak sometimes when it came to faith. His first quality, leadership, is a very important one. One that you don't see much everyday. An example of his leadership was how he was the first apostle. He guided the other apostles through the right path. He also took charge when he cut the soldiers ear off when they were going to take Jesus. No one would of done that, peters love for Jesus was so strong at that moment. His next quality, also a very important one, trustworthy. Jesus trusted Peter so much, he would take him everywhere. He trusted Peter enough to guard the entrance of the temple so that he could pray. And in another story Jesus was bringing a woman back to life, and he only chose three apostles to tag along. And peter was one of them. The final quality i see in Peter is that he had his moments of weakness. We have all heard about how peter denied Jesus three times. If that were me i would say it proudly, that i followed the Lord Jesus Christ.

Have you ever thought about why Jesus chose peter? I believe it was because Jesus knew about all the good qualities Peter had and he knew that Peter would do great things someday. From the beginning Jesus said the Simon's name was to be peter because it means rock. Peter is the rock of our church, the foundation. And all of the apostles were devoted to spreading the word of the Lord. Peter just took it a step further. Peter had the most leadership qualities of all of the apostles. That's what the church needed a leader, and he wasnt selfish. I think deep down peter knew that he was destined for greatness.

There are many lessons that future popes can learn from peter. One is on doing what is best for the church and its people. We all know that in the past there have been popes that only care about themselves and their power. They take advantage of the power that the people of God has given to them. Peter always thought about what would help the church, and what would make Jesus happy. The second lesson is being loyal to God and Jesus. Loyalty is a very important lesson, you stay loyal to Jesus. Do whats best for him.

In conclusion Peter was the perfect person to give light to the Catholic Church. He loved his faith and most importantly Jesus. I believe he would do anything for Jesus. The one true lesson that Peter has taught us is to follow the right path for you.