Recognising God
Today's Gospel (Matt 16:13-19) has Jesus asking his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?". Simon Peter replied,"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." It was the revelation of The Heavenly Father through Peter to recognise who Jesus was. For that he was entrusted with the keys to the Kingdom of heaven, and called "the rock" upon which Jesus will build his church. .
Peter, an ordinary fisherman chosen by God to reveal to us that Jesus is the Son of our living God. Peter with all his human weaknesses as when he denied Jesus for fear of his life during the Passion of our Lord. Yet, God chose him, and honoured His promise to him, which is today known as the Chair of St Peter.
Everyday, God is asking us "who do you say I am?" . He is inviting us to a personal relationship with him, to understand his will for us and what our vocation should be, to be his instrument here on this earth. If we like, Peter, can tell him, "Yes Lord Jesus, I believe you are my living God and I love you." Can you imagine the graces he will pour on us as we go about our daily lives? Filled with His grace, we will be clear in how we should live our lives of service and love and extending that same grace to the people we encounter.
Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions,
or even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
-St Teresa of Lisieux-
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