Matthew 16:13-20<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n What better place to ask the question\u2014 Armies are tramping through all the time So, when Jesus pops the question, For Simon Peter, son of Jonah, Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A<\/strong> Why Caesarea Philippi? Matthew 16:13-20 What better place to ask the question\u2014Who do you say that I am?\u2014than the well-traveled intersectionfor politics, religion, and trade,Caesarea Philippi. Armies are tramping through all the timeand it’s the trade route between Damascus and … Continue reading
Who do you say that I am?<\/em>\u2014
than the well-traveled intersection
for politics, religion, and trade,
Caesarea Philippi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and it’s the trade route between Damascus and Tyre
and there are shrines to the old pagan gods.
All these concerns come together here
at this familiar crossroads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
his followers might be tempted
to think he represents an earthly endeavor:
material wealth, military power,
or prominence in the religious establishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
flesh and blood did not reveal the answer,
but our Father in heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
August 27, 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"