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“Who do you say that I am?” Jesus addresses this question to his first followers, and he addresses it to us. Like the disciples, we might come up with a variety of answers. But even if we, with Peter, speak of Jesus as Messiah and Savior, our response is the beginning and not the end of a theological, spiritual, and ethical journey. It’s a journey guided by questions such as, Is our image of Savior one of someone who sanctions our ideas of power and prestige? Or does it invite us to consider the cost of discipleship and redefine the nature of power and relationships in our personal, congregational, and political lives?
