Trust and Denial
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Do you put your trust in others or in God?
Mark 8:29
And he asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter said to him in reply, "You are the Christ."
Do you trust the people you love? You should, and it hurts when they violate that trust. How about your friend and co-workers? Yes you probably do but not at the same level as those you love. Part of love is giving entirely of your self and totally trusting your partner, friend, leader etc. So how does this relate to today's gospel from Saint Mark? Jesus asks his disciples who the people think he is. Peter answers Elijah or John the Baptist. But he asks Peter, who do you say that I am? Peter now stretches his faith and opens himself up to become vulnerable by saying, "you are the Christ." It's like saying, "I love you" to the person who hasn't said it first. You're not sure what they'll say. Instead of his saying, "Yes", Jesus says, "don't tell anybody." A strange response. Later in the reading, Jesus rebukes Peter by saying "you are not thinking as God does." Jesus reminds Peter and all of us, to trust in God, not in others, not in worldly things. He is asking us to open ourselves to God, to think how God would want us to. It leads us to the ever-burning question…What would Jesus do? The reading also serves as a test of acceptance and denial. Peter accepts Jesus as his savior, but when things get tough and his life is on the line, Peter denies even knowing Jesus. Do we think that way as well or do we run to him?
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