Gospel: John
6:16-21
When it was
evening, the disciples of Jesus went down to the sea, embarked in a boat, and
went across the sea to Capernaum. It had already grown dark, and Jesus had not
yet come to them. The sea was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.
When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the
sea and coming near the boat, and they began to be afraid. But he said to them,
“It is I. Do not be afraid.” They wanted to take him into the boat, but the
boat immediately arrived at the shore to which they were heading.
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Reflection:
Where do you
go when you are fearful or when there’s an absence of peace in your life? Do
you go to Jesus and ask Him to calm you and give you peace?
As we
continue to live we would be encountering many fears and many of these fears
will certainly unsettle us. Yes, we worry about these fears yet after a while
we also learn to submit everything to Jesus and the moment we do we already
have peace.
While the
disciples were on a boat on their way to Capernaum they encountered a strong
wind and they were certainly bothered by it. What could have happened if Jesus
was with them? Jesus would have told them, keep calm don’t worry for I am with
you. But Jesus was not with them so they were all fearful.
Many fears
bother us when there’s an absence of Jesus in our lives. Why? Because there’s
an absence of stability and peace. Even if a person is rich if he/she doesn’t
have Jesus there would certainly be absence of peace and calmness.
You will only
have peace in your life if you have Jesus, if you don’t have Jesus expect the
absence of peace to bother you. Wealth will not give you peace; power will not
give you peace only Jesus will give you this elusive peace. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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