Who do you say you are?

 Matthew 16:13-15

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

The masters tools will never dismantle the masters house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change. (Audre Lord: The Masters Tools Will Never Dismantle the Masters House)

Who do you say I am? asks Jesus

And, in our response to that question

lies the secret 

not just of our recognition

of the Son of God

but of our own identity

How we define the Messiah

belies how we define ourselves.

Are we prepared to embrace

Our power

Our vulnerability?

Are we prepared to voice

Our doubts 

and our certainty?

Are we prepared to be

the sassy

mouthy

provocative

beings

we were created to be?

Are we prepared to be too much for some

and not enough for others?

Are we prepared

to delight

and to disappoint?

Created in the image of God

who names us Beloved

and who calls us

to bring our whole selves

and nothing less

into the arena

The question: Who do you say I am?

demands that we answer

Who do you say you are?

And then step up

and step into

our change making role

holding space

for all our sisters

for the changing

and the healing 

of the world.

It matters!