Matthew 16:13-20
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The question of Jesus’s identity reveals more about the disciples and what they are being called into than it does about who Jesus is.
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When Jesus asks the disciples who he is, it isn’t so much a test, but an opportunity to witness, to share, to embody relationship.
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The idea that one calls Jesus Messiah is not up for debate today. But shouldn’t we consider that Jesus tells his disciples not to?
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It takes a leap, not certainty. A risk. Being wrong. Being changed. Growing. This is the character of our entire faith.
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For a gospel passage that lays the foundation for some big tradition, shouldn’t we take the context more seriously?
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This week’s gospel comes after a change of scope and an offering of signs. The context, as always, is key to the story.