Today's story is familiar... Jesus asks the disciples "Who do others say that I am?" and then "But who do you say that I am?" Today we are to reflect and meditate on these two questions.
It's funny how in two thousand years, the answers to these questions has not changed all that much. Today "others" still say that Jesus was a good man... perhaps a reincarnation of one of the prophets. They like some of his teachings, but don't like other ones. They think we can benefit from trying to follow some of his ways, but they still want to hold him at arm's length.
We, however, still say "You are the Messiah, the son of the living God." In reality, I guess that even "we" ascribe a wide variety of meaning to exactly what this implies. But as a lowest common starting point, I think that means we take the whole package, recognizing that there is a divine quality to Jesus and His life. We try to take it all... even the parts that are not very fun or comfortable.
It's more than just a matter of degrees of importance of Jesus in our lives. The difference between Jesus being a good man and being The Messiah is in our approach to Him. We study the sayings of a good man. We worship the Messiah. It's a world of difference.
But who do YOU say that Jesus is??
Have a happy Thanksgiving!
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