Walking with Jesus: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
For Sunday, August 27, 2023 Isaiah 22:19-23; Romans 1:16-19, 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 There are many titles for God in our Scripture and in all religions of the world. All the people who praise and worship God have formal expressions and personal favorites when they pray to God. Christian and Muslim religions have various titles for Jesus, to better understand who Jesus is and what He means to them. Matthew places the Gospel at Caesarea Philippi, which was situated about 30 miles north of the Sea of Galilee at the foot of Mount Hermon. Some scholars and Holy Land guides believe that Jesus was transfigured at this snow-capped mountain. Most scholars hold it is the present site of Transfiguration Mountain, which has a beautiful Church and grounds on a high hill all by itself close to the Sea of Galilee. Today Jesus asks a question to His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” [Matthew 16:13] Each of us would have slightly different answers to this question. The Baltimo...