Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (4)

Soul in boat on storm of life

in Christ rests

wind and wave

temptations, pains, tragedies

looks paltry piece wood will b destroyed

In DEFIANCE lay your weary storm-tossed head down w/ Christ

rocked like baby in crib

In Gospel

Crossing over sea other side

summary

rebuke lack of faith

Faith is boat

if faith remains empty boat

floaty empty idea

worthless

need to REST body in it

applied to OUR life

MAKE IT REAL OUR LIFE

give it a body, not just an idea

really faith Christ?

then everything in His control

willing to do THAT for US

what then is fear?

birth

birth of embodied faith not easy

labor pains

easy see how all gov God abstract,

but His way often gets in way of our way when try to give that faith flesh

conceive faith, but need to raise it up

When fully mature gives peace Christ surpasses all understanding (phil 4:7)

Here we are in boat

wind waves

temptations, pains, tradgedies

from the littlest distressing thoughts to greatest

Rest in boat

rest especially in little if hope in big

God controls wind and waves

only reason fear is IF outside boat (not living in Christ)

Anxiety, dismiss it as meaningless

All works for Him in the boat

trust God give reasons you need if seeking Him

do it all in peace

let none wake you from that rest

Conclusion

in depths soul youre in boat if seeking God always

take your rest

let God provide

all works for your glory in Christ

the waves and wind only LOOK disasterous.

Notes

Me

Cross to other side (our life to Holy land)

[trust faith] big part of having faith

more important

propositional faith like a foundation, but earth no growth

e.g. faith w/o works

we in boat w/God who has power over all

Commentators

Theophylact

silences with word, not rod or ark

Augustine sermon 63

Heart is boat

wave and wind, insult (reaction is b/c Christ asleep in you)

Don’t let Christ sleep in you

remember!!

foster this attention/memory

“paltry piece of wood” Wis 10.

Pitre

nap in storm

psalm 107 very close

obviously calling Christ God

‘called YHWY’ —called Christ

God has control over wind/sea in OT

direct command, not calling on another

Athanasius

proof Christ not creature

why fear? have faith.

obvious danger

[trust faith] big part of having faith (in a sense more important