Good morning. On the very night when King Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison. Talk about rescue coming just in the nick of time! And what was Peter doing - moaning and groaning? No, he was fast asleep. We don’t know whether or not he knew he was about to be executed. However, King Herod had just put to death James the brother of John, so it was highly probable that Peter would be too. An angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shown in the cell; and he struck Peter’s side and woke him up, saying, get up quickly. And his chains fell off his hands. Peter followed the angel even though he did not know that what was being done was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. The iron gate that leads into the city opened for them by itself, and the angel left him. When Peter came to himself, he said, now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod. When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. Remember that prayer was being made fervently by the church for Peter; so it seems logical that they were praying for Peter’s release. He knocked at the door, and a servant girl came to answer. When she recognized Peter’s voice, instead of opening the door, she ran and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate. As Jody on Full House would say - how rude! We’ll see next time what happened then. Father help this to be a great day for the reader. Bring him/her peace of mind about the future.

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