It's all about the boat!

“It’s all about the boat!” That is a favorite saying of one of my friends on the journey. I’ve been finding myself getting more nervous about heading to Chicago as the time gets nearer. This morning I got a God sized bop on the head, which knocked some sense into me.  You see, today’s Gospel was about Peter and the disciples being out on the sea in not so great conditions when Jesus appeared to them.  Wondering if it really was him, Peter asks Jesus to tell him to come to him on the water. Imagine Peter's surprise when he does! That is, until he lost sight of Jesus and his goal and fell into the water.  So too, when I take my eyes off of my loving Creator it is then that I fall.   That is not to say that it is easy to stay focused without getting scared, but with prayer and by taking time to just “be” it is easier to keep my eyes focused on God who is calling.  This day I find myself especially blessed to have many wonderful friends in and out of the Congregation who call me to task and help me keep my focus where it should be when it wavers.

And so, I thought I’d also share a reflection on the boat and what it says to me today:

All about the boat

that it is for me today

trusting as I walk.

Walk on unknown ground,

trusting in what I can’t see

finding that I can.

Trust God’s leading glance,

knowing he will uphold me

through all that will be.