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:
The story is told about a young man who was on the verge of giving-up on
his life so he thought of hanging himself to end it all. But before doing it he
said this silent prayer, Jesus if you are really alive let somebody come into
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 rather than our triumps in life. Thus, we forget that there’s a
God who is ever ready to help and listen to us. A God 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 Jesus. 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 we’re going through right now we have to always remember
that Jesus is just a prayer away. Let us therefore Seek Him, Pray to Him and
Invite Him to come into our life for He would surely be there for us.
Do we regularly pray to the Lord? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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