A priest was scheduled to give a retreat one day. But he forgot to set his alarm clock and he overslept. In his haste he cut himself while shaving. To make matters worse, when he got to his car, he noticed that he had a flat tire. Once he changed it, he was an hour behind schedule.
He figured that if he hurried, he might only be a few minutes late for the first session. So he stepped on the gas and sped through town, only to be stopped by a policeman for speeding. The agitated priest said sharply, “Officer, go ahead and give me a ticket. Everything else has gone wrong for me today.”
The policeman, seeing the priest’s collar, quietly responded: “I used to have stressful days like yours before I developed a close relationship with Jesus every day.” The priest hung his head in shame. He had forgotten to start his day with Jesus. He had forgotten about Jesus in his life so far that day.
In today’s Gospel (Mark 8: 27-35), Jesus asks: “Who do you say I am?” How we answer Jesus’ question makes all the difference in the world. Is Jesus a Dead Rabbi to us or a Living Savior to us?
We know a lot about Jesus – we go to Church, listen to the homily, offer our prayers, read the Bible and learn from our religious education classes. Over the years, we learn a lot about Jesus. But knowing a lot ABOUT JESUS is not the same as KNOWING JESUS. He can still be a Dead Rabbi to us.
Do YOU know a lot ABOUT JESUS or do YOU really KNOW JESUS in your life as your friend and Savior? What can YOU do about it?
IF YOU ARE PRAYING ABOUT IT, THEN JESUS IS WORKING ON IT!
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