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The document reflects on the question of identity, particularly focusing on Jesus' inquiry to his disciples, 'Who do you say that I am?' It emphasizes that understanding Jesus requires a personal and heartfelt response, as well as a deeper comprehension of his true identity and the significance of his suffering and resurrection. The text invites readers to engage in self-reflection and to consider their own answers to this profound question.

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luke 9 18-22

The document reflects on the question of identity, particularly focusing on Jesus' inquiry to his disciples, 'Who do you say that I am?' It emphasizes that understanding Jesus requires a personal and heartfelt response, as well as a deeper comprehension of his true identity and the significance of his suffering and resurrection. The text invites readers to engage in self-reflection and to consider their own answers to this profound question.

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Luke 9: 18-22 = Mt 16:13-19

Dear sisters and brothers, in our daily life, we can hear many times the question: “Who is
she/he?”. To answer the question is not easy. It is a really difficult question, for we only can give the
correct answer when we have an inner relationship with her or him. And though we can use different
ways, and many words to give the answer, we cannot receive the accomplished answer to the question
“who is he?”
Ourselves, more than 1 time we asked ourselves who am I? But we cannot have the last
answer. Finding the answer to this question is a journey. Day by day, we can reach nearer the answer.
Today, Jesus himself asks the central question: “who do you say that I am?”. We can answer
that He is Jesus Christ, Son of God, Messiah, the second Person of the Holy Trinity etc. Dear sisters
and brothers, if we read 4 books of the Gospel, we can find that there are many titles of Jesus that the
evangelists described Him. It means we cannot have one answer to the question “Who is Jesus?”
Jesus, when he asked his disciples this question, knew that they are cannot give the accomplished
answer. There were different answers to this question: You are John, Elijah, ancient prophet… or with
Peter, Jesus is Messiah. Although Peter said Jesus is the Messiah according to his understanding, Peter
understood with political meaning, Christ is the one who will liberate the Israeli people from Roman
domination. In the Gospel according to Matthew, after exalting Peter: “Blessed are you, Simon son of
Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.” Jesus rebuked
Peter because he did not understand the real meaning of the Messiah who has to suffer, die and
resurrection from the dead for the salvation of the world “Get behind me, Satan! You are an
obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”
Dear sisters and brothers, Jesus is asking us the same question “whom do you say that I am?”
He asks us every moment in our daily life. We can answer to the question because we learned, read,
listened to others… However, Jesus wants us to give the answer with all our hearts and our mind, with
our absolute trust in him. Each of us oneself has to find the answer to the question “For me, who is
Jesus?”
We are invited to deepen our understanding of the true identity of Jesus and try to understand
the redemptive value of the suffering and dying of Jesus. Jesus asks his disciples ‘Who do the crowds
say that I am? Let us look at Jesus putting that question; how do I respond today?
Now, we will be silent for one minute to answer for Jesus the question: “Who do you say that I
am?”

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