Fr Bernard writes…
19th Sunday of the Year August 9th 2020
Sometimes we use the phrase ‘all at sea’ to mean that someone is far from being in control of the situation. In today’s gospel passage the disciples are ‘all at sea’ in more ways than one. After the feeding of the 5,000 Jesus had sent the people away and told the disciples to cross over to the other side of the lake. Unknown to them Jesus then went up the hill to spend time in prayer with his Father, something he did regularly. The disciples are struggling in a head wind and afraid of capsizing when they see Jesus walking on the water though they think he is a ghost, so their fear increases. Jesus assures them it is he and tells them not to be afraid, at which Peter asks Jesus to tell him to walk on the water. ‘Come’ says Jesus which he did, but he took his eyes off Jesus and began to sink pleading with Jesus to save him. ‘Man of little faith, why did you doubt?’ asks Jesus before the two of them got in the boat and the wind dropped. Fear is a great obstacle to faith as we know when fear prevents us from doing or saying the right thing. But faith in Jesus as the Son of God can overcome fear and when it does, great things can happen.
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