You can imagine, that as the vicar general of the Diocese, I have to address a lot of questions these days from various parishes and priests, questions that we would not have thought about in “normal” times before the pandemic. Is it safe to serve food at a youth group meeting? Can we have family and friends come to a baptism, or just the parents and godparents? Can a plan for a youth group trip next spring? How many people can I have a meeting in the parish hall or in a meeting outside?
Our reality is certainly very different these days, isn’t it? And in the midst of all these questions we get these days, we hear a couple of important questions in the Gospel today. First, Jesus asks the disciples: “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” Then, Jesus turns this into a more personal question, a question that each one of us needs to answer: “But who do you say that I am?”
We answer that question with our words and our actions. We see in our world today how people are lashing out in anger and frustration in so many ways. In the Diocese, as we are trying to address a lot of issues and situations that need to be fixed, I am always thankful for the priests who are willing to work to make things right and to find solutions. I think all of us get frustrated at those who are very quick to point the finger and to show you what the problem is, but who do not what to be a part of problem-solving and resolving the problems. We see this in the world today. Solving the big problems that face us are going to take a lot of hard work and patience. Answering this question of who Jesus is in our lives, that we giving a certain approach to life, that will give us certain values to follow.
May we look into our hearts today to see how Jesus would want us to answer that question: What do you say that I am?
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