The Word Among Us

October 2021 Issue

He Humbled Himself for Us

Jesus, the Suffering Servant

He Humbled Himself for Us: Jesus, the Suffering Servant

How pleased Jesus must have been to hear Peter make such a bold proclamation! It showed that his disciples were starting to understand who he was. Jesus was so happy that he commended Peter and named him the “rock” upon which he would build his Church (Matthew 16:18).

But then Jesus said something unexpected, something completely foreign to the disciples’ ears. He told them “he must go to Jerusalem...

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