| Gospel | Mark 4:35-41 |
With the coming of evening, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let us cross over to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind they took him, just as he was, in the boat; and there were other boats with him. Then it began to blow a gale and the waves were breaking into the boat so that it was almost swamped. But he was in the stern, his head on the cushion, asleep. They woke him and said to him, ‘Master, do you not care? We are going down!’ And he woke up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, ‘Quiet now! Be calm!’ And the wind dropped, and all was calm again. Then he said to them, ‘Why are you so frightened? How is it that you have no faith?’ They were filled with awe and said to one another, ‘Who can this be? Even the wind and the sea obey him.’
The Gospel of the Lord
The Mass intention is for Vigil Mass Patrick Marley RIP 9.30am People of the Parish 11am Liam Dowling RIP
Reflection
Yesterday, Jesus invited me to trust, and today he shows me I can do so with confidence. He is with me throughout the storms of my life and is able with a word to bring a great calm. But he understands my fears, and allows me to express them to him, like the disciples who cried out “do you not care?”
In the storms of my own life, I too can cry out “Lord, do you not care?”. He will hear me, reassure me and say “why are you afraid? I am here with you.”
