A few days ago at our weekly house Mass here at the Catholic Worker House, we heard about knowing Jesus, who He is, how much He loves us, and the importance of faith. When we know Jesus and who He is, we have faith in Him, and we have no fear, for we know that Jesus loves us, for God is love,* and in love there is no room for fear.** In the Gospel reading we heard at that house Mass, we heard that
It happened that one day Jesus got into a boat with His disciples and said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." So they set out, and as they sailed He fell asleep. When a squall of wind came down on the lake, the boat started taking in water and they found themselves in danger. So they went to rouse Him, saying, "Master! Master! We are lost!" Then He woke up and rebuked the wind and the rough water; and they subsided and it was calm again. He said to them, "Where is your faith?" They were awestruck and astounded and said to one another, "Who can this be, that gives orders even to winds and waves and they obey Him?"***
At the house Mass, someone explained that the Apostles had been afraid because they were still asking who Jesus is. When we know who Jesus is, we are not afraid, for when we know who Jesus is, we know love, for God is love, and in love there is no room for fear.
Let us know Jesus, and know love. In coming to know Jesus, let us come to know perfect love, and thus come to have all fear cast out of us.**** Amen.
* 1 John 4:8,16
** 1 John 4:18
*** Luke 8:22-25
**** 1 John 4:18
It happened that one day Jesus got into a boat with His disciples and said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." So they set out, and as they sailed He fell asleep. When a squall of wind came down on the lake, the boat started taking in water and they found themselves in danger. So they went to rouse Him, saying, "Master! Master! We are lost!" Then He woke up and rebuked the wind and the rough water; and they subsided and it was calm again. He said to them, "Where is your faith?" They were awestruck and astounded and said to one another, "Who can this be, that gives orders even to winds and waves and they obey Him?"***
At the house Mass, someone explained that the Apostles had been afraid because they were still asking who Jesus is. When we know who Jesus is, we are not afraid, for when we know who Jesus is, we know love, for God is love, and in love there is no room for fear.
Let us know Jesus, and know love. In coming to know Jesus, let us come to know perfect love, and thus come to have all fear cast out of us.**** Amen.
* 1 John 4:8,16
** 1 John 4:18
*** Luke 8:22-25
**** 1 John 4:18
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