TUESDAY, THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Gn 19: 15-29 Ps 26: 2-3, 9-12 Mt 8: 23-27
LOOK TO HIM
We are constantly engaged in numerous activities, leaving our minds scattered and distracted. Our energies are dispersed, hindering our ability to prioritize and excel. Hence, we are invited today to refocus ourselves on God, to look to Him as the only source of meaning and purpose, so that we may break free from the shackles of fear and anxiety.
The people of Sodom and Gomorrah rejected God and chose wickedness instead. Their sin brought destruction; yet in mercy, God saved righteous Lot and his family, commanding them: “Escape! Do not look back!” Lot’s wife, however, hesitated. She looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt. Distraction leads to stagnation; fixation on the weaknesses of others puts us in danger of falling into similar sins. Yet, when we fix our eyes on Christ, we walk in freedom, growth, and deliverance. God’s command remains: “Do not look back;” rather, “follow me.” Focusing on Him takes away all fear and anxiety, all hindrances to our growth.
In the Gospel passage, we find Jesus with His disciples in the boat when a storm struck. He was asleep. Instead of focusing on the presence of the Lord in their midst, the disciples allowed themselves to be distracted by the storm and be cast into the darkness of fear and distress. Jesus, after having calmed the storm, makes them realize what is truly essential – faith. Faith is nothing but focusing on the Lord, looking to Him for direction, trusting in Him for protection, hoping in Him for salvation. We need to ask ourselves today: what are those things in my life that draw my attention away from the Lord, causing me to be afraid, to be anxious, to despair? Which are those areas in my life that I have not yet surrendered to the Lord? How often during my day am I able to make Jesus the centre of what I am doing? Look to Him!
Response: O Lord, your mercy is before my eyes.
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