Jesus didn’t begin with correction.
He began with connection.

Before any conversation about calling…
Before any mention of failure…
Before any instruction…

There was food.

“Jesus said to them, ‘Come and eat breakfast.’” John 21:12

Grace always feeds relationship first.

Jesus didn’t say, “Peter, explain yourself.”
He said, “Come.”

Restoration is not a task to complete.
It’s a relationship to re-enter.

Scripture shows this order clearly:

“We love because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19

Love precedes service.
Belonging precedes assignment.

If responsibility comes before restoration, pressure follows.
If restoration comes first, purpose flows.

God never hands you a calling before He settles the relationship.