"And one of them struck at the high priest’s slave, slashing off his right ear. But Jesus said, 'No more of this.' And he touched the man’s ear and healed him." Luke 22:50-51 Oh, the mess we make of things. Peter had the best of intentions.  As John 18:10 tells us,  "Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave."   Peter was defending the Messiah, his Master, Jesus, in the garden where He had been betrayed by Judas and the soldiers came to take Him away.  We see with such limited sight.  We often act or don't act at the behest of others or the world's pressure, family pressures.  All the while, God gently speaks to our heart, leading us along the best path for our lives.  If we will have it.  If we will listen.  If we will take courage. If we will believe. Do you believe? Later in this story, a family member of Malchus, the high priest's slave, found Peter warming himself by the fire a...