Walkin' on Water

Gospel Reading from Mathew 14, 22-33

This Sunday's Gospel reading is about Jesus walking on water. After the multiplication of loaves and fishes, Jesus sends his disciples out on the boat while he goes and prays up on the mountain. The boat is a few miles offshore and is being tossed about by wind and waves. The disciples are a might nervous by this. Jesus comes down from the mountain and walks out to the boat on the water. When the disciples see this, they are scared. They believe Jesus to be a ghost. Jesus tells them to not be afraid and asks Peter to come to him. And Peter does! How amazing... a real leap of faith. Peter does well until he is distracted by the wind around him.

That is what happens to us. We get distracted by all the wind around us. The noise, needless distractions, sin. The distractions don't have to be bad either, they could be any number of things that distract us from Jesus. I believe that in a perfect world we could keep our focus on Him. If you have ever been to a retreat or a really good bible study or christian concert, you come away with a kind of euphoric feeling, a closeness to God and as time goes by, life goes by, the feeling does not always (I mean seldom) stays the same. We get distracted by life...

If we focus on God and always maintain focus on Him then we can all walk on water, if that is what we are called to do. Listen for Jesus's call. Listen for what he is calling us to do. Often times it is only a faint whisper and we will never hear it if we get distracted.

May the Peace of Christ be with you!