“Take heart, it is I; have no fear.”

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an excerpt from today’s reflection by Don Schwager:

This dramatic incident on the sea of Galilee revealed Peter’s character more fully than others.  Here we see Peter’s impulsivity — his tendency to act without thinking of what he was doing.  He often failed and came to grief as a result of his impulsiveness.  In contrast, Jesus always bade his disciples to see how difficult it was to follow him before they set out on the way he taught them.  A great deal of failure in the Christian life is due to acting on impulse and emotional fervor without counting the cost.  Peter, fortunately in the moment of his failure clutched at Jesus and held him firmly.  Every time Peter fell, he rose again.  His failures only made him love the Lord more deeply and trust him more intently. The Lord keeps watch over us at all times, and especially in our moments of temptation and difficulty. Do you rely on the Lord for his strength and help? Jesus assures us that we have no need of fear if we trust in Him and in his great love for us. When calamities or trials threaten to overwhelm you, how do you respond? With faith and hope in God’s love, care and presence with you?

“Lord, help me to trust you always and to never doubt your presence and your power to help me.  In my moments of doubt and weakness, may I cling to you as Peter did.  Strengthen my faith that I may walk straight in the path you set before me, neither veering to the left nor to the right”. 

 

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