Rev. Emily E. Ewing queeries the Gospel reading.
Gospel: Matthew 16:21-28
21From that time on, Jesus began to show the disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the religious and legal authorities, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
22And Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid it, Guide! This must never happen to you.”
23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”
24Then Jesus told the disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. 26For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?
27“For the Human One is to come with the angels in the glory of the Parent, and then will repay everyone for what has been done. 28Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Human One coming in Their reign.”
Queeries for the text:
What's up with Jesus' rebuke?
What had Jesus told Peter right before this?
What are divine things? What are human things?
Who is expected to deny themselves?
What does it mean to take up my cross? What doesn't it mean?
Who is profiting from the whole world today? What are they forfeiting?
What are your queeries?
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