He got into a boat and his disciples followed him.
Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep.
They came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
He said to them, “Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm.
The men were amazed and said, “What sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey?” (Matthew 8:23-27 NABRE)
What sort of man is this? Jesus' disciples ask about their teacher after he demonstrated his remarkable power over nature. We have been told, since that day, what sort of man he is. His very existence is the common ground between man and God. There is no one like him.
But what sort of people are we? Are we terrified by the storms of life? Do we truly put our faith in the one who calmed the sea with just a word? We should strive to be people who turn to the Lord with confidence rather than fear. We should remember that Jesus is in the boat with us. We recall that he is great and we are small.
Today, I will trust confidently in the Lord.
Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr who had a deep and genuine concern for other people, pray for us.
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