Who do you say I am?
"Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?" They said in reply, "John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, 'One of the ancient prophets has arisen.'" Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter said in reply, "The Messiah of God." He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone. " Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 9:18-24. This is the question Jesus wants to have the disciples wrestle with: "Who do you say I am?" Now that they have been with Him all this time, seen and heard so much, who did they think that He was? For some reason, their automatic response is to compare Him to someone else like John the Baptism, Elijah, Moses. Conventional wisdom suggests if you want to be happy you shouldn’t compare yourself to other people. However this isn’t always realistic. We seem to want to alw...