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"So what is Jesus trying to teach us in Sunday's Gospel reading?"
"That nothing can overcome Him."
"Yes. Not even monstrous storms. What else?"
"That we should put our trust in Him."
"Absolutely. Let's talk about the ship. What does it symbolize?"
"The Church."
"Yes. With that in mind, what do you think Jesus is teaching?"
"The ship -- the Church -- won't sink."
"We call that indefectibility -- that the Church will continue to stand until the end of time. That's Jesus' promise. What about the fact that He was sleeping?"
"Not sure."
"Sometimes we think He's not paying attention, not concerned with us, and so we panic. 'Jesus, life is hard. My life is a mess. The Church is in trouble. Yet you won't help us.' We shouldn't think that way. In Sunday's reading, He's saying that He's always with us. Have faith in Him. Pray to Him. Put it all in His hands."
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LOL, doctor. That sounds about right.
How about not inserting that speculative unpleasantness into this string?
The liberal nuns are the waves tormenting our church. May the Lord calm these waves and return peace.
anon 11:36 - but I think the point of this story is that we must be able to turn away from the storm and look to Jesus and put our faith in Him. That's not to say we shouldn't acknowledge the storm and ask Jesus to help us in it, but we must not let the storm overwhelm us. We must have a prayer life where the relationship between us and God allows us to forget the storm because in the end what really matters is our faith in Jesus. He is here, he is with us. He has not abandoned us or forgotten about us.
The storm can carry these figures out to sea and far away from us.
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