Why Jesus Prayed for Peter's Faith in Luke 22
Jesus prays for Peter not because the trial is small but because a real adversary has asked to sift the disciples like wheat. Peter's safety rests in Jesus' intercession, not in his own resolve.
1 Peter 1:3–9: A Living Hope for Youth Ministers
Peter grounds hope for weary youth ministers not in circumstances or stamina but in God's mercy, which caused new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Present grief is real, yet the inheritance is kept in Heaven and the faith being tested will be found to praise, glory and honor when Christ is revealed.