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== Friday, Nov 15: "Get behind me, Satan!" == | == Friday, Nov 15: "Get behind me, Satan!" == | ||
Jesus tells Peter ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/16?23 Mt 16:23] and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/8:33 Mk 8:33]), <blockquote>''"Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”''</blockquote> | Jesus tells Peter ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/16?23 Mt 16:23] and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/8:33 Mk 8:33]), <blockquote>''"Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”''</blockquote> | ||
I love this line from Scripture -- and it's rather useful at times, such as when Terry wants something | I love this line from Scripture -- and it's rather useful at times, such as when Terry wants or says something me she knows I don't agree with. "Get behind me, Satan!" and the matter is settled. | ||
We don't know how Peter reacted to it. We do know that whatever he made of it, he didn't figure it out. Not long after, at the arrest of Jesus in the Garden, Peter again brashly tries to defend Jesus, this time not with braggadocio but true bravery, wielding a sword. He truly didn’t get it, didn't get the logic of God’s plan. (And had he not slept through Jesus’ prayer in the Garden, perhaps he would have finally understood). | We don't know how Peter reacted to it. We do know that whatever he made of it, he didn't figure it out. Not long after, at the arrest of Jesus in the Garden, Peter again brashly tries to defend Jesus, this time not with braggadocio but true bravery, wielding a sword. He truly didn’t get it, didn't get the logic of God’s plan. (And had he not slept through Jesus’ prayer in the Garden, perhaps he would have finally understood). | ||