Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
(Amos 3:1-8.4:11-12;
Matthew 8:23-27)
At this
point in the Gospel of Matthew the disciples have heard Jesus preach with
authority and heal the sick. But they
haven’t as yet considered his divinity. In
today’s reading they are made to wonder about him in this way.
It is said
that the passage reflects the condition of the early Church. Troubles arise in the newly formed communities
like violent storms. The Church, still
small, struggles as a tiny ship on a violent sea. Jesus,
ascended to heaven, seems incommunicable as if he were asleep. The men and women who have accepted the faith
petition the Lord like the disciples in the sinking boat, “Lord, save us! We
are perishing!” Jesus’ demonstration of saving
power makes them ask with the disciples, “What sort of man is this, whom even
the winds and the sea obey?”
Instead of
worrying over troubles, we should call on Jesus early and often. Perhaps at such moments we begin to think
that he is not there. But he is always ready
to help us. There is another occasion
when we begin to lose faith in Jesus.
When we are being tempted, we may think, “Who cares if what I do is
wrong? God? He doesn’t exist.” We are kidding ourselves. God knows what we are doing. Because He loves us, He does not want us to leave
the way to eternal life with him.
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