Gospel: Mark 8:27-33
Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi.
Along the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” They said
in reply, “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.”
And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said to him in reply,
“You are the Christ.” Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.
He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be
rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and
rise after three days. He spoke this openly. Then Peter took him aside and
began to rebuke him. At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples,
rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are thinking not as God
does, but as human beings do.”
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Reflection:
Are you afraid of sufferings?
When Jesus told the disciples that He will have to go through severe
sufferings and eventually be killed. Peter took Jesus aside and he rebuked
Jesus. Perhaps Peter had this notion that Jesus was immune to sufferings
because he is God. But to suffer severely was part of Jesus destiny, He had to
go through it to achieve His salvific mission for us.
What happened after Jesus suffering and death on the cross? There was
glorious resurrection, salvation and after a few days ascension into to heaven.
What could have happened if Jesus did not suffer, if Jesus did not die on
the cross?
We being humans are also bound to suffer, there will be episodes of
sufferings in our lives for so long as we exist. But let us not be afraid of
these sufferings for these are part of our lives. Let us rather take these
sufferings as our glorious opportunity to get closer to Jesus. For it’s in our
sufferings that we’ll achieve personal relationship with Jesus.
If Jesus suffered who are we not to go through sufferings? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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