Gospel: Matthew
8:23-27
As Jesus
got into a boat, 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?”
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Reflection:
A young
man was on the verge of giving-up on his life so he thought of hanging himself.
But before doing it he said this silent prayer, Jesus if you are really alive
let somebody come in to my house and I will not push through anymore with my
desperate plan. Lo and behold, after a few seconds a neighbor was knocking on
his door inviting him to join their bible study.
We must
always remember that God is alive. He is always a prayer away but often times
we forget about this. Because of our worldliness we always focus on our
struggles thus we forget that there’s a God who is ever ready to listen to us.
Who is always there to lift us up whenever we are feeling down and weary.
In our
gospel for today the disciples encountered a violent storm and in that
desperate moment they had nothing to hold on but God. So they said, “Lord, save
us! We are perishing!” After which there was great calm because Jesus rebuked
the winds and the sea.
Whatever
that you’re going through right now always remember that Jesus is just a prayer
away. Seek Him, pray to Him and He surely will help and save you.
Do you always
pray to the Lord Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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