Friday, September 23, 2011

Questions About Jesus

The Gospel of Luke contains good examples of questions about Jesus Christ. In one passage Herod hears about the miracles of Jesus Christ, hears different assumptions about the man performing the miracles. Herod who had John the Baptist beheaded becomes perplexed at the news of Jesus Christ. Herod wants to see Jesus.

Jesus asks his disciples “Who do the crowds say that I am?” The disciples reply with various names of prophets, with John the Baptist. This question of identity shifts to us each time we attend Mass, each time we receive the Eucharist.

The prayers of the Eucharist prepare us for the meal, prepare our souls for this union with God.

There is a moment of silence, a brief moment of solitude when we all can privately repeat Jesus’ question to his disciples, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” We can repeat the question each and every time we receive the Eucharist. We believe in Jesus, we believe in God. We love Jesus, we love God.

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