TRUSTING IN GOD’S POWER
The miracle at the sea points to Jesus’ power over nature. As Jesus and the disciples cross the sea to go to the other side which is predominantly a Gentile territory, a storm rises, and the boat begins to be inundated by the waves crashing on the boat. Jesus sleeps through it all. He is able to sleep deeply in the midst of a storm while the disciples cry out to him in panic, accusing him of ignoring their life-threatening situation. While Jesus has power to calm the storm, the disciples demonstrate their fear and lack of faith and the lack of understanding of Jesus’ identity and power. Faith in God is essential at all times. In the First Reading, the Lord’s answer to Job covers the various features involved in the work of creation such as taming and dressing the sea in swaddling clothes at its birth, and marking its boundaries. In the Second Reading Paul writes about the significance of Christ’s death and its implications for believers. The purpose of Christ’s death helps us to adopt a new way of living no longer centred on ourselves but on Christ who died and rose for all. We become a new creation.
Liturgical materials for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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