replied, “It is well for you, Simon Barjona, for it is not flesh or blood that has revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.
And now I say to you: You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church; and never will the powers of death overcome it.
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you unbind
on earth shall be unbound in heaven.”
Reflection:
Jesus now asks His disciples what are the popular sentiments of the
people regarding Him. After all, except Him no other generated so much
buzz from the populace after John the Baptist. That is why people are
excited about Him. The answers given by the disciples are varied, but all
of them attest to His high standing in front of people. He is being recognized as
a prophet, and a possible heir to John the Baptist’s work. He is all that the
people think of, but much more. He is greater than John because the latter
publicly recognized it. He is a prophet but more than a prophet. That is why only
His closest friends could discern this. Peter publicly professed it in behalf of the
other disciples. He may not grasp fully the import of what he declared but it is a
start of an exciting journey to unravel the mystery of the Person of Jesus.
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