Who Do You Say That I Am?

 'But you,' he asked them, 'who do you say I am?' - Mark 8:29
Who do you say He is? Do you see Him as Judge? Friend? Lover? Protector? The homily I heard this morning was on that topic. The priest said he meets many Catholics who know all the rules and don't cross the lines but they don't know who He is. People don't understand. Some people will think of Him as the one "out to get them"; they fear confession and only see Him as Judge. Others think they can lead a double life of pious prayer and heavy drinking and Jesus will let it slide because.. He's cool like that. 
Jesus is a person. Not just some far-off distant deity. He's a personal God who wants us to know Him. Who do I say that He is? My Beloved. Do I fail Him? Yes. Do I talk to Him as much as I ought? No. But will I ever love another so much? Will anybody else satisfy the longing of my heart as well? Never. It's a relationship and it's hard  but "true love is a choice" after all. He is deffinitly worth fighting for.