LUKE 22:56

 A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight.  She looked closely at him and said, "This man was with Him." - Luke 22:56

The firelight got him.  It was nighttime.  It was dark.  If Peter would have never went by that fire, no one would have noticed.  Even as it was, the lady had to look closely at him.  So, is this a story of Peter giving into the temptation to stay warm in detriment to him staying hidden?  Is this a story of his courage to even be following from a distance and going where the people could notice him?  Or is this a story about a guy who was recognized as Jesus' follower?

Not being there or knowing what the disciples were going through, I'll take the latter.  It's kind of cool that this lady knew.  How she knew I don't know.  She couldn't have been in the garden.  It must have been from previous experiences.  However, it happened, she recognized the face and put him together with Jesus.

Which leads me to my real point.  Would someone who lives in Lombard recognize me as someone who was "with Him."  I know that it's a different scenario.  Peter was physically following Him, and she recognized him because of his physical appearance - not how he acted, who he was or what he said.  But, that's all we've got, and I think it would be kind of cool if I was sitting by a fire one day and some lady said, "This man was with Him."