Jesus let the man (Peter)fail. He let him pull a sword in the garden, after he had been taught for two years that you don’t pill swords when you follow the Lord. He let him run away into the darkness without reminding him of his promise to stand firm. And he let him make a fool of himself as he denied three times his association with Christ,eachtime more profuse and profane his denials. He let him cry bitterly in the night and swat out the situation before he restored himYou have conclude that Jesus thought the broken-world experiences absolutely necessary to the formation of Simon Peter he apostle.
Gordon MacDonald
From the book “Rebuilding your broken world”