John Foley, SJ
Jesus at last sends the crowd away. And notice a strange thing, usually ignored. After feeding the five thousand, he “made the disciples get into a boat and precede him to the other side.”
Ron Rolheiser
Walking on Water and Sinking Like A Stone
Faith has its ups and downs: We see this, almost pictorially illustrated, in the incident of Peter walking on the water.
Eleonore Stump
No matter how sorrowful a person’s failures, he can nonetheless come to the Lord. Doing so may feel like walking without any solid ground under foot. But faith is a kind of walking on water, too, isn’t it?
Gerald Darring
Elijah thought he would experience God in a strong and heavy wind, or in an earthquake, or in a fire. Instead he found God in “a tiny whispering sound.”
Anne Osdieck
Peter was walking toward Jesus and doing fine. What caused him to suddenly sink? What causes you to move away from your “leap of faith”?