Thinking as God does

Gospel MK 8:27-33

Jesus and his disciples set out
for the villages of Caesarea Philippi.
Along the way he asked his disciples,
“Who do people say that I am?”
They said in reply,
“John the Baptist, others Elijah,
still others one of the prophets.”
And he asked them,
“But who do you say that I am?”
Peter said to him in reply,
“You are the Christ.”
Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.

He began to teach them
that the Son of Man must suffer greatly
and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,
and be killed, and rise after three days.
He spoke this openly.
Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples,
rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan.
You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”

Knowing that Jesus was the Son of God and hearing that he was going to "suffer greatly" at the hands of of Herod must have been terribly troubling to the disciples.  It's human nature for us to want things to be the way we want them to be.  Jesus being harmed in any way was not a part of the plan, was it?  It was hard for the disciples to comprehend - they probably rallied around Jesus and vowed to protect him by any means possible.  But Jesus wouldn't have it - he was committed to God's will even if it meant horrible suffering.  And that's what God asks of me too - an unwavering commitment to His will.   It's my path to holiness.