PRI Reflections on Scripture | Tuesday of the 13th Week of Ordinary Time

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · Jun 30, 2026 · 6m

Original Post Date: July 2, 2024

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Gospel

Matthew 8:23-27

As Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him.

Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea,

so that the boat was being swamped by waves;

but he was asleep.

They came and woke him, saying,

“Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

He said to them, “Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?”

Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea,

and there was great calm.

The men were amazed and said, “What sort of man is this,

whom even the winds and the sea obey?”

Reflection

The sea in Scripture is often used as an image of darkness, of…