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Theo Tigno•
1/8/2008 3:30 pm
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Wednesday, January 9th 2007 |
Mark 6:45-52
After the five thousand had eaten and were satisfied, Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. And when he had taken leave of them, he went off to the mountain to pray. When it was evening, the boat was far out on the sea and he was alone on shore. Then he saw that they were tossed about while rowing, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them. But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out. They had all seen him and were terrified. But at once he spoke with them, "Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!" He got into the boat with them and the wind died down. They were completely astounded. They had not understood the incident of the loaves. On the contrary, their hearts were hardened.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for an end to the use of contraception.
On my drive over to California this morning, I talked to an old friend of mine who I haven't talked to in a while. During the conversion, I remembered the past few years and thought to myself, "the moments of crisis that I experienced brought me to this point." I sat in a moment of thanksgiving because I knew that God was there.
In our trials, He is there. When the waves around us are crashing, He is there.
As the waves are crashing around us, you may not understand what is going on, but be confident that He is there. Take care and God Bless.
FYI: In my own stress of trying to get ready to leave today, I didn't have time to find a "sub" for the next week and a half. The daily readings can be found at: http://www.usccb.org/nab/index.shtml
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