Who Is Jesus To Us?
How We Treat Each Other Says Much!
Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of living God!”
Matthew 16:16
Jesus in our Scripture selection above asked who He was to His disciples and Peter responded that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah. This was done through divine inspiration. However, Peter would have to live this answer, not always perfectly, and he would fail to live up to it, but Peter would be martyred because of his living out this proclamation.
Who is Jesus to us?
Trying to follow the Way of Jesus can be challenging. It requires a love that transcends the way of the world. As Peter ran away from the Cross, he would find his way back. We may fail too, we may run away from the Cross (by the way we treat each other), but hopefully we do not give up!
May we always return and embrace the Cross of Love!
Each interaction, each relationship with others, give us an opportunity to live our response to who Jesus is to us!
May we proclaim that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, by the way we treat each other!
Pax.
The Hermit of Peace.
Hermitage of Peace 