Readings:
I - Job 38: 1-4, 8-11
II - 2Cor 5: 14-17
III - Mk. 4: 35-41
JESUS STILLS A STORM
The Poet Tennyson would thus say about God, “Closer is He than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet”. God and man coexist and are inseparable. God is the author of our lives, our Father, our Redeemer and our sustainer. All we need is to stand firm and steadfast in this faith is the mainstream of all three readings today. Our God is all knowing and all powerful as revealed to Job in the first reading, He is all loving that He did not spare His only Son in restoring our identity as children of God as St. Paul says in the second reading and He is Immanuel - God with us as he was with His disciples in the Gospel reading today. Because we are precious to Him (Is. 43:4), the apple of His eye (Zec. 2:8) and He has carved us in the palm of His hands (Is. 49:16) so that we are never forgotten by Him.
Our life too like a boat is tossed by the turbulence of various trials. Now with the pandemic and its consequences viz. lay off, retrenchment, unplanned medical expenses, loos of loved ones, psychological trauma; the advent of new academic year and its consequences viz. school fees, expenditure on text books and note books; other fears, anxiety and worries can encircle like a whirlwind challenging our faith and trust in God. Let us not get panicked rather constantly keep repeating in our hearts: “The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold” (Ps. 46:11)
