Our paragraph topic is: (Jesus walks on the water) Part 4.
Christ was on the land and they, the disciples, were on the sea in a boat being tossed about by the waves. They were afraid. They were in fear. They were in doubt and fear was overtaking them. For there was no place to hide. There was no place to go for protection from the pounding waves of the sea and they believed that death was at their door. For Christ was not with them to protect them. Christ was not with them to stop the waves. Christ was not with them to calm the sea and they were afraid. They saw their lives passing before them. They were the disciples of Christ. He was their teacher yet they were faced with the thought of drowning and losing their lives. And all that they had been taught, all that they had seen, all that they had believed was about to be lost in the drowning of the boat by the waves of the sea.
All they could see was death. All they could see was drowning. All they could believe was the loss of their lives. All that they had been given was pushed aside. All that they had transformed from was being lost. For they did not know who they were becoming and fear was entering their hearts. And then their fears were confirmed because they believed they saw a ghost. They saw Christ walking on water and they believed that they were perishing. For ghost only appear when death is at hand. Ghost only come when something evil is about to happen. Ghosts are the fore runners of the coming of death. But Christ was walking on the waters and they did not believe. Christ was with them and they did not know. In their hour of need, in their time of testing, Christ was with them. For fear had taken them and their hearts were afraid. Then Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying, " Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid."
Take courage. Take courage in what you see. Take courage in what you believe. Take courage in what you know for it is I, Christ said, to his disciples. Choose courage instead of fear. Choose courage instead of being afraid. Choose courage as opposed to anxiety for it is I. For the test was upon them. The test was at hand and the disciples must choose which way to turn, what to believe, what to know. Their senses told them that they were in danger. Their senses told them that the boat was sinking. Their senses told them that the waves were overcoming them and the boat would soon drown. But their senses did not know how to tell them of Christ walking on water. Their senses did not know how to tell them to take courage instead of fear. Their senses did not know what to do faced with this choice.
Christ told them to take courage. Christ told them to believe. Christ told them it was he who was walking on the water. Christ told them to discard their senses and open their hearts. Christ told them to believe with the love that was given to them in their hearts. Christ told them that their hearts would be the key to passing the test and not their senses. For here he was walking on water, a site they had not been seen before. Here he was walking on water and their senses could not understand how this was possible. And yet he told them to take courage and not fear, for what they saw was real. What they believed was true. What they heard were the words from Christ in whom all things are possible. Take courage he told them. Open your hearts and believe. Christ wants to transform you!! Open your heart, let him in, and be transformed.
Christ was on the land and they, the disciples, were on the sea in a boat being tossed about by the waves. They were afraid. They were in fear. They were in doubt and fear was overtaking them. For there was no place to hide. There was no place to go for protection from the pounding waves of the sea and they believed that death was at their door. For Christ was not with them to protect them. Christ was not with them to stop the waves. Christ was not with them to calm the sea and they were afraid. They saw their lives passing before them. They were the disciples of Christ. He was their teacher yet they were faced with the thought of drowning and losing their lives. And all that they had been taught, all that they had seen, all that they had believed was about to be lost in the drowning of the boat by the waves of the sea.
All they could see was death. All they could see was drowning. All they could believe was the loss of their lives. All that they had been given was pushed aside. All that they had transformed from was being lost. For they did not know who they were becoming and fear was entering their hearts. And then their fears were confirmed because they believed they saw a ghost. They saw Christ walking on water and they believed that they were perishing. For ghost only appear when death is at hand. Ghost only come when something evil is about to happen. Ghosts are the fore runners of the coming of death. But Christ was walking on the waters and they did not believe. Christ was with them and they did not know. In their hour of need, in their time of testing, Christ was with them. For fear had taken them and their hearts were afraid. Then Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying, " Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid."
Take courage. Take courage in what you see. Take courage in what you believe. Take courage in what you know for it is I, Christ said, to his disciples. Choose courage instead of fear. Choose courage instead of being afraid. Choose courage as opposed to anxiety for it is I. For the test was upon them. The test was at hand and the disciples must choose which way to turn, what to believe, what to know. Their senses told them that they were in danger. Their senses told them that the boat was sinking. Their senses told them that the waves were overcoming them and the boat would soon drown. But their senses did not know how to tell them of Christ walking on water. Their senses did not know how to tell them to take courage instead of fear. Their senses did not know what to do faced with this choice.
Christ told them to take courage. Christ told them to believe. Christ told them it was he who was walking on the water. Christ told them to discard their senses and open their hearts. Christ told them to believe with the love that was given to them in their hearts. Christ told them that their hearts would be the key to passing the test and not their senses. For here he was walking on water, a site they had not been seen before. Here he was walking on water and their senses could not understand how this was possible. And yet he told them to take courage and not fear, for what they saw was real. What they believed was true. What they heard were the words from Christ in whom all things are possible. Take courage he told them. Open your hearts and believe. Christ wants to transform you!! Open your heart, let him in, and be transformed.
