Gospel: Mark 6:45-52
After the five thousand had eaten and were
satisfied, Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side toward
Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. And when he had taken leave of them, he
went off to the mountain to pray. When it was evening, the boat was far out on
the sea and he was alone on shore. Then he saw that they were tossed about
while rowing, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the
night, he came toward them walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them. But
when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried
out. They had all seen him and were terrified. But at once he spoke with them, “Take
courage, it is I, do not be afraid! He got into the boat with them and the wind
died down. They were completely astounded. They had not understood the incident
of the loaves. On the contrary, their hearts were hardened.
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Reflection:
What do our closeness with Jesus do to us
when we are in the midst of a difficult problem? It calms us, it gives us hope
and it assures us that everything will be OK for as long as we believe in Him.
All of us have been into many difficult situations and time and again our faith
in Jesus is always our safe refuge.
In our gospel for this Wednesday the
disciples were being heavily battered by huge waves. Perhaps they already
thought that it was already the end of their lives. Then, lo and behold in the
midst of the violent storm here comes Jesus walking on sea going to them. After
which Jesus told His disciples, “Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid! He
got into the boat with them and the wind died down (Mark 6:50-51).
From being hopeless, from being on the
verge of disaster even death the disciples were miraculously saved by Jesus.
They did not call on Jesus to save them yet Jesus came to rescue them.
What is the implication of this saving
action of Jesus to us? Nobody of us have a worry free life in this world, we
will be encountering trials and problems for as long as we live. Nevertheless
we have nothing to fear and there’s always hope for as long as we have Jesus in
our lives.
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