The Ghost on the Water
If you are awake at 3 a.m., there is probably something wrong.
You might be having fun if you’re partying that late, but you’re probably past your prime and have had a few too many drinks.
If you are awake at 3 a.m. and not a drunk college student, the most likely explanation is that you are up with a sick child, you are lying in bed worrying about losing, finding, or keeping a job, you are sitting by a hospital bed having been told your loved one is unlikely to survive the next twenty-four hours, or are facing some other catastrophe, large or small.
The disciples in our gospel story today are quite literally in the same boat.
The wind has been against them their entire journey, and they are being battered by the waves. The land is far away and their boat is small. Continue reading