22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. 25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. 27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” 29 “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”34 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36 and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.REFLECTIONSWritten by Annie DaviesYou of little faith…why did you doubt?” I know God is all powerful and he is in control of all things. But if I think about my worries and concerns, it makes me realise I often don’t live as if I believed in this truth.  Peter and the disciples have been with Jesus for some time by Chapter 14. They have witnessed all the miracles and teachings of Jesus. The story today is another miracle and demonstration of Jesus’ power as he defies gravity and walks on the lake. With Peter’s encouragement, Jesus calls Peter to come walk on the water too. Peter does walk on the water initially but then freaks out and he begins to sink. I can easily doubt God’s goodness and power. With Covid last year, I saw less and less people face to face and heard on the news the dire situation around the world. It made me think, how can God allow this pandemic? How can I share the gospel with others if I can’t see or meet them? Or when people question me about why I am studying at theological college and ask, how are you going to support yourself? What are you going to get out of this? It does make me doubt if it’s worth it. Even times when things are going well, I can get random waves of doubt. What if God is not real? What if there is nothing to this life? But this passage reminds me that Jesus is powerful, he is “the Son of God” (v33). He demonstrated his ultimate power by rising from the dead. This is someone we can have faith in, we can trust,   as he has even conquered death. Let’s be reminded of God’s power as demonstrated in Christ and pray we may be firm in our faith.ABOUT THE AUTHORAnnie is a member of our of our Fairfield evening congregation.