Proper 14A
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It’s easy to read this gospel and think it is about Peter’s lack of faith. But that is reading it completely backwards.
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For a story that includes both Jesus and Peter walking on water, the fact that it isn’t more familiar is confounding.
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This week, we’re dealing with fear, desire, faith, and hope. And strangely, it seems, we’d rather go with the fear over everything else.
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Before Jesus reveals the extent of his power to his followers, he needs to free himself (and them) from exhaustion.
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When Joseph’s brothers sell him into slavery, we may be tempted to think God wanted them to. What God wants is for us to change.
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In the story, Jesus walks on water. So does Peter. He is just doing what Jesus did, offering us an option at a time of great fear. Proper 14A | Matthew 14:22-33 The first time I walked on water, I was 16 years-old. I had never done anything so intentional as that before. It was…