<p>21:19 <em>Now this he spoke, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he said to him: Follow me</em>- After Peter&rsquo;s &lsquo;conversion&rsquo;, the Lord told Peter in more detail how he would die. He would be carried, as the Lord was carried to the cross. But his death would &quot;glorify God&rdquo; (as the Lord&rsquo;s death also did: Jn. 7:39; 12:28; 13:32; 17:1). Having said this, the Lord invited Peter: &ldquo;Follow me&rdquo; (Jn. 21:19). Live the life of cross carrying now, Peter. And they went on walking, with Peter walking behind Jesus. But he couldn&rsquo;t concentrate on the crucifixion life, and got distracted by his issues with John.</p><p>Significantly, both Luke and John conclude their Gospels with the risen Lord walking along with the disciples, and them &lsquo;following&rsquo; Him (Jn. 21:20)- just as they had done during His ministry. His invitation to &lsquo;Follow me&rsquo; (Jn. 21:19,22) is the very language He had used whilst He was still mortal (Jn. 1:37,43; 10:27; 12:26; Mk. 1:18; 2:14). The point being, that although He was now different, in another sense, He still related to them as He did when He was mortal, walking the lanes and streets of first century Palestine. Elsewhere I have pointed out that the fishing incident of Jn. 21 is purposefully framed as a repetition of that recorded in Lk. 5- again, to show the continuity between the Jesus of yesterday and the Jesus of today. It&rsquo;s as if in no way does He wish us to feel that His Divine Nature and glorified, exalted position somehow separates us from Him.</p>