Scripture: Exodus 1:8-2:10 and Psalm 124 • Isaiah 51:1-6 and Psalm 138 • Romans 12:1-8 • Matthew 16:13-20
The noun "crisis" is derived from the Greek verb κρίνω krinō, which means 'distinguish, choose, decide.
In "But What Do You Think," Debie Thomas' essay on this Sunday's gospel lesson, when Peter confesses "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God," in response to Jesus' questioIn "Who do you say I am?", Thomas invites us to journey into the question. To do as Jesus did when he asked that question, preceded by his question, "Who do people say I am?" What did Jesus do? He listened. He patiently awaited the answers of his disciples. He neither praised, nor condemned. But then he pressed further. Why? It means nothing without personal investment, commitment - in to all that is the Christ.
Why does Jesus ask the question? For us to be come whole, to be totally invested and encompassed in the totality of God's grace. See The Rev. Anna Tew's "Totality." All of our Scripture readings today resound in the totality of God's grace. Read Marcea Paul's "Questions That Lead to Action ."
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