Today’s reading comes from Matthew’s Gospel:
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Today some people say that Jesus was a moral teacher, a philosopher. Some say that he was an enlightened person who went around doing good works. Some people today might even say that Jesus was crazy.
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Today some people say that Jesus was a moral teacher, a philosopher. Some say that he was an enlightened person who went around doing good works. Some people today might even say that Jesus was crazy.
But today, Jesus asks you and me: “Who do you say that I am?”
The response of the Christian is radical and unequivocal: “Jesus is the Son of the living God, and true man.” Just think about it. It boggles the mind! God becomes one of us to share life with us, our pains, our struggles, our sorrows and our joys. Moreover, God comes to restore our broken relationship. He comes to bring us back to Himself when we, left to our our devices, have strayed and wandered away from His love. Who do we say that Jesus is? Boldy proclaim: “The Son of God and our Redeemer!”
Please remember in your prayers the families of the Boy Scouts who lost their lives in Iowa.
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