READINGS AT MASS TODAY
1 Kgs. 19:9, 11-13
Psalm 85
Rom. 9:1-5
Matt.14:22-33
Theme: HE MADE THEM GET INTO THE BOAT
Dear friends in Christ, N'wokafu YESU KRISTO...
In our Gospel text for Mass this morning, we were told Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and go ahead of Him to the other side while He dismissed the crowd. It was Jesus who made the disciples get into the boat that went into the storm that nearly capsized their boat. Jesus knew very well the danger that laid ahead but made them get into the boat to sail anyway.
Beloved, sometimes Jesus is very much aware of the storms that lie ahead, but He sends us anyway. He sends us into the storm to learn in the storm and from the storm.
Some of life's important lessons are learned in the storms of life. Stormy days are privileged moments to encounter God, who never takes His eyes off us.
Jesus was physically absent from the disciple for a moment and was out of their physical reach at the time of the crises, but He was fully mindful of their journey. His physical absence must never be taken for His unthoughtfulness of them.
The mountain on which Jesus went to pray was a geographical position that gave Him an eagle-eye view over the entire lake on which the disciples were travelling. Jesus had His eyes on them and the boat. He knew their battle and their urgent need for His supernatural help. And He indeed stilled the storm.
Beloved, Jesus made us get into this boat of life, and His eyes are on us. He is mindful of the storms we face and would not allow them to overwhelm us.
PRAYER
Lord, may we receive encouragement in the knowledge that you are mindful of the storms we face and will still them. Amen.
May God bless you.
-Rev. Fr. Kenneth Debre
Sunday, August 13, 2023.
Holy Rosary Parish, Hohoe.
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