Reflection for TUESDAY, 13th in Ordinary Time.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Assistant Parish Priest,Manjeshwar,Kasargod
Reflective Reading of the Word of God
Matthew 8:23-27
Jesus rebuked the winds and the seas, and all was calm
Jesus got into the boat followed by his disciples. Without warning a storm broke over the lake, so violent that the waves were breaking right over the boat. But he was asleep. So they went to him and woke him saying, ‘Save us, Lord, we are going down!’ And he said to them, ‘Why are you so frightened, you men of little faith?’ And with that he stood up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and all was calm again. The men were astounded and said, ‘Whatever kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him.’
Reflection for the Readings
Life is just so surprising with its many twists and turns and we have to expect the unexpected.
We can make plans about our lives, plan for the future, plan what to do in a situation, plan what to say in an encounter.
But calm can just turn into chaos with the blink of the eye.
In the 1st reading, Lot had planned to stay in the land and build his future there.
He had never expected the place to be destroyed and to flee for his life.
Similarly, in the gospel, calm turned into chaos in the lake and the disciples feared for their lives.
Even for us, when calm suddenly turns into chaos, fear strikes up and we begin running around looking for solutions and trying to gain control of the situation.
But we only need to cry out like the disciples did: Save us, Lord, we are going down.
And no cry to God is ever left unanswered. And He tells us not to be afraid.
God did not promise us that there will be no chaos or storms in our lives.
But He did promise that He will be with us in every storm and in every chaos.
So let us not fear but believe in God's promise which will be kept till the end of time.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice day.
Let's pray for rains and for the forthcoming General Elections