It is hard to believe it is the middle of June already and our celebration of Father’s Day. I guess that with the pandemic and our inability to live in the normal rhythm of our lives to the full extent just yet, it is hard to have a sense of our time and our seasons. It is good to be back in church and to be more lenient about wearing masks and about our protocols. I know that many of us are looking forward to traveling to and spreading our wings after having been denied the opportunity to do so this past year.
Our Gospel reading have been about faith these past two weeks. If we would just start out with faith the size of a small mustard seed, through God’s grace and our perseverance, that faith can grow and grow. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus and his disciples trapped in a terrible storm at sea. The disciples try to awaken the sleeping Jesus, asking him if he does not care that they are seemingly perishing. When we are afraid and confused at what is going on in our lives, we may ask: Where are you, Jesus? Why aren’t you here with me? Sometimes Jesus seems far away. Perhaps, the worst part is not the storm around us, be rather the fears and anxiety within us. The most important peace we are to experience is not the calming of the storm around us, but rather the peace we can experience in our hearts. Jesus’ followers in the early Church who first heard this Gospel story still faced a hostile world with persecution and oppression, just as we can face hostilities and challenges in our world today. Yet, through our faith, we are called to have confidence in Jesus and to trust in him.
Blessings to all of you this week. Happy Father’s Day to all of our fathers and to all of our families. Father Lincoln.
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