Walking on Water

Walking on Water  * Caminar sobre el agua

Have you ever walked on water?  Have you ever heard God in the quiet whisper?  This is our challenge.  When in trouble, we look to God as a grand savior who lifts us magically out of our mess to what we decide is good.  We desire to hear and see God with our eyes and ears telling what we must do.  But where is God most of the time?  God is in the quiet nagging disquiet of our heart calling us to turn all our worries over to God’s loving care.  For we have the gift of free will and we must make the effort to listen to God in the quiet and respond.  In turbulence, we must make the heroic effort to move out of our comfort zones and be the voice of Jesus in our world.  God is in the surprising courage we find when we use our voice and sacrifice our security to uphold the dignity of others.

 

¿Alguna vez has caminado sobre el agua?  ¿Alguna vez has oído a Dios en el susurro silencioso?  Este es nuestro reto.  Cuando estamos en problemas, miramos a Dios como un gran salvador que nos saca mágicamente de nuestro desorden a lo que decidimos que es bueno.  Deseamos escuchar y ver a Dios con nuestros ojos y oídos diciendo lo que debemos hacer.  Pero, ¿dónde está Dios la mayor parte del tiempo?  Dios está en la tranquila inquietencia de nuestro corazón llamándonos a entregar todas nuestras preocupaciones al amoroso cuidado de Dios.  Porque tenemos el don del libre alé y debemos hacer el esfuerzo de escuchar a Dios en la tranquilidad y responder.  En turbulencias, debemos hacer el esfuerzo heroico para salir de nuestras zonas de confort y ser la voz de Jesús en nuestro mundo.  Dios está en el sorprendente valor que encontramos cuando usamos nuestra voz y sacrificamos nuestra seguridad para defender la dignidad de los demás.

  

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