Gn 19, 15-29 / Mt 8:23-27
Fear is the real Public Enemy Number One. It’s what lurks behind every one of our sins. Greed starts with the fear that I won’t have enough. Anger is rooted in the fear of losing something that is essential to me. Philandering draws its power from the fear that I am empty and nothing. Fear closes down hearts and stifles love. And, if we allow it, fear ultimately steals our life away.
Fear can be exceedingly powerful, but faith can be stronger still and can overcome it at every turn. By faith we can entrust ourselves into God’s care with total confidence, knowing that God loves and cherishes us even more than we love ourselves. In doing that, we learn to see ourselves through God’s eyes, and we learn something wonderful about ourselves, namely, that we are lovable and that we already have within us the God-given capacity to do wonderful things.
If you want the rich, full, happy life that God wants for you, you’d better pay attention to Jesus’ words in today’s gospel, “Fear is useless. What is needed is faith!”
Entrust yourself, your life, your hopes, and your dreams into His hands with confidence. You’ll be surprised to discover that you have the spiritual power to do the great deeds to which the Holy Spirit who always dwells in your heart has been calling you all along.
