Fully human, fully divine One -
Who do people say that You are? Who do we say that You are?
You openly described Your life - the suffering, the rejection, the crucifixion, the resurrection. Like Peter, we rebuke truths we find difficult to hear or understand - truths that do not align with who we say You are.
May we set our minds on divine things instead of human things.
May we deny the parts of ourselves that do not align with Your truth…take up our crosses…and follow You.
May we trust that losing these parts of ourselves for the sake of the gospel will save our lives.
What can we give in return for our lives? Everything.
May it be so. Amen.