This is the last scene in which Peter is involved. As often happens throughout the gospel of Mark Peter is the representative disciple. He represents the other 10, maybe the whole 12.Until this time the other disciples were as much to blame as he was in their betrayals of Jesus. He had taken an oath, voluntarily, to stay with Jesus until death, if necessary. The others had said the same thing. The betrayal, when it came in the orchard, involved all of the disciples."They all forsook him and fled."As the story is told in this passage there is hope that the senior disciple will redeem himself in terms of loyalty, courage, commitment and faithfulness. We cannot really believe that we have seen him at his best when he was found in embarrassed sleep,-- while his master was praying for his life.…