Comparing Peter's Between The Savior And The Sea

In the book "Between the Savior and the Sea", Peter, or Simon, faces many struggles. But dealing with these difficulties, he is able to strengthen his faith and become a better leader. Faced with abandoning his job, denying Jesus, and temptation from the devil, he passed all of them. Although he was just an ordinary fisherman in the beginning of the story, he grows into a strong, devoted, and faithful apostle of Jesus.

The book starts off with Simon trying to catch fish in the middle of the sea. Unable to catch anything, he returns home empty handed. Even though he already tried, Jesus tells him to go out into the middle of the sea and start fishing. Confused, he does out fishing once more to find enough fish to fill up two boats. Looking at the fish with disbelief, he realizes that the fish was all he ever wanted, but he wasn't happy; it was just a pile of fish. Believing that Simon had more potential than being a fisherman, Jesus asked Simon to follow him. Simon had the choice between following his dad's footsteps in becoming a fisherman, or abandoned everything he worked for to become Jesus' follower. Although he upset many people, including his family, he set a new path …show more content…
Peter refused to accept that claim and set out to find Jesus the next day. Inside the courtyard where Jesus was being held, Peter was asked three times if he was an apostle of Jesus. Hesitant to reveal his true identity, he denied being an apostle of Jesus each time, making what Jesus said the day before true. Devastated, he ran away in tears and a broken heart. After seeing Jesus again after the Resurrection, Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved him. Simon replied yes to each question, making up for each time he denied Jesus. Even though he broke Jesus' heart at the courtyard, he apologized for it and accepted the fate of being killed for his beliefs, which no longer bothered