4 July , 2023 | Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel Mt 8:23-27 As Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep. They came and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!" He said to them, "Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm. The men were amazed and said, "What sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey? Reflections Why fear? The one who calms the storm in the sea is here. Jesus has power and dominion over everything that is in the universe because He is the Lord of the universe. Victorious over death he has crushed down every enemy, principalities and powers. Often times in our day-to-day life we are faced with various forms of storms: death of a dear one, financial crises, loss of job, terminal illness, violence, war or just that everything goes wrong. Jesus is assuring us not to be te