We heard Matthew’s account today.
Most of us have heard what Gene had to say too—that’s
Gene MacLellan.
His 1971 hit song was recorded by many top
stars including:
Elvis Presley, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Perry Como, Ocean,
Loretta Lynn, Lynn Anderson and Anne Murray.
Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled
the waters.
Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the
sea.
Take a look at yourself and then you can look at
others differently.
By puttin’ your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee.
When we take a look at the apostles
They don’t look too good.
How could they have so little faith?
Jesus criticized them a number of times for their puny
faith.
He said that the centurion, a Roman, showed greater faith
than he’d found in them.
He said their faith was smaller than a mustard seed.
The apostles knew Jesus personally.
They heard him teach with unprecedented wisdom and
authority.
They were eye witnesses to his many healings and other
miracles.
And yet they still questioned his power.
And wondered who he was.
How could they be so slow to get it?
When they were caught in a violent storm
They were terrified.
Even though their all-powerful friend was right there
with them.
They had too little faith to see that his very presence
with them
Was enough to save them from any true disaster.
But who are we to criticize the apostles for their little
faith?
When we take a look at ourselves
We see that we’d better look at them differently.
Because we see that we’re just like them.
So often, when we’re caught in one of life’s violent
storms
We lose focus on what this life is really all about.
We become just as terrified as the apostles were.
Even though our all-powerful friend is right there with
us.
If we keep ourselves close at hand to Jesus
He’ll help us to keep our focus.
Then we can not only look at others differently.
But we can also look at storms differently.-
We just gotta put our hand in the hand of the man from
Galilee.
Tuesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time
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