One of the most remarkable moments in the lives of the Disciples of Christ happened on the Sea of Galilee. They were following the Lord’s directions to go to the other side of the Sea and in their journey a great storm came upon them. In the midst of the storm they saw something that they had never seen before and literally they were overcome with ‘fear’ (anxiety, distress, panic, alarm).

What they saw, in the midst of storm, was what appeared to be a man ‘walking on the water’ and they were trying to determine if this was a ‘spirit’ or a ‘real’ man. The storm itself was enough to cause ‘fear’ but the sight of either a ‘spirit’, or, the possibility this was a man walking on the water, was more than they were prepared to deal with!

It is ‘dark’ (3am-6am) and the storm is ‘great’, “the wind was contrary” (conflicting, disobedient, antagonistic, rebellious). May we all come to believe that, as Disciple of Christ, times can become ‘contrary’ and things may be more than we are prepared to deal with. We must realize that a ‘storm’, no matter how contrary, is no ‘big deal’ for our Lord, He just walks through them to get to His Disciples! When Jesus arrives He reassures His Disciples with these words, “Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid.”

Peter wanted to experience ‘walking on water’ and asked Jesus if could join Him on  His walk. Jesus said, “Come” and out of the boat went Peter and he walked on the water in the midst of the storm. Peter walked on the water as long as he kept his focus on Jesus, but when he became more aware of the storm, than Jesus, he began to sink. As the storm was overtaking Peter he cried out to Jesus and Jesus was right there to save him.

May we all keep our focus on Jesus, in the midst of these troubling days, and remember the words of Jesus, “…I am here, don’t be afraid”.

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