Youth for Christ Sto. Tomas Cluster

01282012, Saturday

2 Samuel 12:1-7, 10-17, Psalm 51

Gospel: Mark 4:35-41

Jesus Calms a Storm

On the evening of that same day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.“ So they left the crowd; the disciples got into the boat in which Jesus was already sitting, and they took him with them. Other boats were there too. Suddenly a strong wind blew up, and the waves began to spill over into the boat, so that it was about to fill with water. Jesus was in the back of the boat, sleeping with his head on a pillow. The disciples woke him up and said, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?”

Jesus stood up and commanded the wind, “Be quiet! and he said to the waves, Be still!” The wind died down, and there was a great calm. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Why are you frightened? Do you still have no faith?”

But they were terribly afraid and began to say to one another, “Who is this man? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

Photo by: Maica Gatmaitan

Keep Calm and Have A Little Faith

“Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” – Mark 4:40

Let me tell you a story about a family who suffered from a financial crisis a year ago. The family is an active member of the CFC community. Their breadwinner, the father, got suspended from work for 6 months and  have no other source of income aside from the salary of the father. Of course, nobody wanted this to happen. But, they could do nothing about it. They didn’t lose hope nor panicked because of the situation. Instead, they kept the “God will provide” attitude and really had to live the simplest lifestyle that they could.

God is a really generous God. Their family was able to survive those 6 months without any complains. They continued their service in the community and were still happy. They lived through their savings, and help from relatives.

That situation is the family’s storm. They survived the storm by letting God be in control at that time of their lives. Their family became tighter, and more faithful.

“Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.” –Mitch Albom, Have A Little Faith

Storms are destructible at times. But we need it, to distribute rain. If there are no storms, there will be problems in nature. Same as to our lives. We need storms too, to make us stronger Christians, to practice our faith. When there are storms in our lives, sometimes, we just have to keep calm and start even with a little faith.

Writer: Cilbert Alejo | Artist: Maica Gatmaitan

via CFCYOUTHFORCHRIST.NET