Pope Francis, “The Lord looks for us where we are, he loves us as we are, and he patiently walks by our side. With his word, he wants to change us, to invite us to live fuller lives and to put out into the deep together with him.” Jesus with His Sacraments nourishes us and strengthens us for The Journey with Him to Him.
In our journey here on planet earth we handle our fear and our trust at the same time. In Mark’s Gospel, the Storm on the Lake [Mark 4:35-41], vividly articulates the daily battle between fear and trust.
Bishop Barron in his reflection on that Gospel said, “… the disciples stand symbolically for all of us journeying through life. When they confront the mighty waves, they are immediately filled with terror. Similarly, when the trials and anxieties of life confront us, the first reaction is fear. Jesus is “asleep on a cushion.” He stands for the divine power that is “asleep” within all of us…. At a spiritual level, we see that this divine power successfully calms the waves: “He woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Quiet! Be still!’”
Jesus calls us to TRUST Him in the calm and in the storms of life because He is in our boat with us. St. Boniface reminds us, "In her voyage across the ocean of this world, the Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life's different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship but to keep her on her course." Jesus is guiding our personal ship in the fleet of Holy Mother Church, we need to TRUST, especially when the sea of life is “a violent squall”.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Saint Andre Bessette intercede for us.
May God Be Praised!
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