Find the full text of the homily here.
Resources for Further Reflection
Song: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
If I were a baptist or pentecostal preacher, this is the song I’d ask the band to play at the altar call after the homily (and Shane and Shane do it so well!). It preaches the message much better than I have. I like to listen to this song while praying with an icon of Jesus, and looking upon his face. Perhaps it will help calm your fears as it has mine.
Alongside of the text of this homily, I’ve posted pictures from one of my favorite children’s Bibles, Moments with Jesus. What is unique about this Bible (and it is NOT just for children) is that it tells the story in the second person as an imagined, meditative experience and includes reflection questions. Plus the illustrations are beautifully fantastic! In the book’s telling of Jesus calming the storm, it invites the reader to imagine what it would have been like to be on the boat. It also asks these two sets of questions: (1) Have you ever felt as scared as the disciples in the storm? What made you afraid? and (2) Picture that scary moment in your imagination, but this time picture Jesus there with you. Is He scared? What is He doing? What is He saying? How do you feel about that
Thoughts on Faith 