Jesus addressed two questions to his disciples at Caesarea Phillipi: “Who do people say that I am?” and “Who do you say that I am?” The first question we answer with our studies. We learn the catechism, we go to Bible class, we attend religious education, we might even get a degree in theology. The second question we answer with life. And that question becomes urgent at moments of crisis: when we hear “you have cancer,” mourning the loss of a loved one, coping with loneliness, when feeling betrayed or abused. Having the correct catechism answer does not cut it in those moments. We then look deep in our hearts and find the relationship that enables us to say, “With you, all things are possible.”
