Don't Doubt

The WORD today (see http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/080712.cfm) , specifically the gospel, reminds us not to doubt God’s power. See excerpt

At once Jesus spoke to them, "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid."
Peter said to him in reply,
"Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water."
He said, "Come."
Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus.
But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened;
and, beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"
Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him,
and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"After they got into the boat, the wind died down.
Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying,
"Truly, you are the Son of God."

What a remarkable sight it must have been. Seeing Jesus walking on water and asking you to step out of the water and come to him. Peter did just fine at first, but when he let the world distract him, when he lost his focus on God, he began to sink. Buti nalang mabait talaga si Jesus and came to his rescue!

Right now, most of us are probably feeling what Peter felt when he lost focus on God. It has been raining for more than a week now.  Since yesterday, it’s raining hard, even if there’s no typhoon in our country. We may get anxious and scared of what may happen. People think this may be another Ondoy. Well, in today’s gospel, Jesus is asking us to focus on Him and come to him. We need to have full faith in Him despite the things that are happening around us. We need to know that the winds obey him. Nothing is more powerful that God, so we just have to humbly come to him, and pray in faith as we focus on Him and his love and power.

Father God,

Thank you for your Word today that reminds us that nature is under your command. Lord, we humbly come to you in faith. We ask that you control the weather and not let us be subjected to danger. We ask you to calm not only the weather, but our heats as well. We pray for the members of our community, of families and our friends. Keep us safe, those who are at home and those stranded in the roads or office. We also pray for others who are greatly affected by the weather. Keep our country safe and protect us. May this remind us to always come to you, in humility and faith, and remember how powerful you are. May we never be too proud of comfortable not to think of you or not to take care of this earth you’ve shared with us. We ask this in full faith in Jesus’ mighty name, through the powerful intercession of Mama Mary. Amen.

Stay safe!

In Christ,

-g-

PS

Sharing with you a song by casting crowns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaVg0cWkgAw&feature=related

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of faith it takes
To climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves

To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
And He's holding out His hand

But the waves are calling out my name
And they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
Time and time again. "Boy, you'll never win!"
"You'll never win!"

Chorus:
But the voice of truth tells me a different story
The voice of truth says, "Do not be afraid!"
The voice of truth says, "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth