“The angel then said, ‘Put on your belt and sandals.’ After he had done this, the angel next said, ‘Wrap your cloak round you and follow me.’” (Acts 12:8)
In the first reading for the solemnity of Ss Peter and Paul, the angel frees Peter in prison and tells him to clothe himself and flee.
This clothing reminds us of Peter’s joyous self-clothing when he leapt from his boat to swim to the Risen Jesus (John 21). Often we begin our relationship with Jesus with unbounded enthusiasm; but we must grow and learn to obey in times of darkness too.
