Today we have Luke's version of the confession of Peter and what follows. It is much shorter than what we find in Mark and Matthew. What is significant is that, immediately beforehand, Jesus has been praying. In Luke's gospel, Jesus always prays before important happenings in his life. So should we. After asking them who people are saying Jesus is, he goes on to ask them what they believe. Peter, in the name of all, answers: "You are the Messiah of God." 'Messiah' is the Hebrew version of 'Christ', the Saviour King that Israel was longing to see. Jesus then tells them not to say anything about it, because the people (and they themselves) are not yet ready for the kind of Messiah he is going to be. He then tells them what is going to happen to him. We know from the other gospels that the disciples were horrified at this information. It will take them until after the Resurrection to understand its meaning and value. We might ask who Jesus is for us? Do we identify with a suffering Jesus? Are we ready to carry our cross with Jesus. Only if we die with him, can we rise with him.