Easter Egg Trail
Fabulous! You’ve found the fourth egg on our Easter trail! Read the story for this egg then walk along to find the next one.
Peter’s Denial:
While Jesus had been eating with his disciples, he had warned them that one of the would betray Him. Peter, one of Jesus’ s disciples, was shocked. ‘Not me’ he cried, ‘I would never betray you.’ Jesus knew that it was Judas who would betray him, by having him arrested but that Peter would deny knowing Jesus.
Jesus said:
““I tell you the truth. Tonight you will say you don’t know me. You will say this three times before the rooster crows.”
- Matthew 26 v 34.
After Jesus was arrested, Peter was waiting in a courtyard to hear what was happening. Somebody recognised him as one of Jesus’ followers, Peter was so scared so he denied that he had ever known Jesus. Then somebody else asked him, and somebody else. Each time, Peter denied that he had known Jesus. After Peter had denied Jesus three times a rooster crowed, and Peter remembered that Jesus had said this would happen.