Who Do You Say I am?

After Peter professes his faith, Jesus gives him a mission. You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church. Peter’s relationship with Jesus becomes a responsibility for others and the same is true for us.

If Jesus is truly the center of our life, something should change in the way we treat people. Because it is easy to say, I love Jesus. But if we say, I love Jesus, we will be deceived and we will be blinded by our prayers.

Well, no. They say, Santa Santita. Why? Because the real test is how we treat other people who are around us.

Because we cannot say, Jesus is in my heart and yet we remain harsh, we remain unforgiving, we remain judgmental and indifferent toward others. If Jesus is truly changing us, then people should begin to feel his love through us. If we accept Jesus to be forgiving, we need to be forgiving.

If we accept Jesus to be forgiving, we need to be forgiving. If we accept Jesus to be giving, we need to be giving. Because when Jesus changes the heart, he also changes the way we see people.

Remember this, when Jesus enters into our heart, his love cannot remain there. It has to overflow. Dear friends, Jesus asked us today, who do you say that I am? The most beautiful answer is that, Jesus, I do not want only to know about you, I want to know you.

Jesus, I do not want you to be only part of my life, I want you to be the center of my life. Because Christianity is not simply about knowing who Jesus is, it is about allowing Jesus to become the center of our life. And when Jesus is at the center of our life, our hearts change, our choices change, and the way we love others changes.

Let us finish our prayer. Jesus, you are my Lord. You are my hope.

You are my strength. You are my everything. Now I, you are the center of my life.

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2026 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

1st Reading Is 22:19-23
2nd Reading Rom 11:33-36
Gospel Mt 16:13-20