
Tuesday – 13 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 8:23-27 The Storm Inside Stormy Night, Tel Aviv Ever been driving in the middle of a snowstorm? Roads are iced up and you can barely see ahead of you. Windshield keeps fogging up and you can’t even tell if you’re on the right side of the road? Ever been home in the midst of a long and loud thunderstorm? The house is shaking and the windows are rattling to the point you think they will break. And you keep checking the basement for water. Terrifying times that shake you to the core. That’s where the disciples are in today’s Gospel. This is no leisurely ride on the Sea of Galilee. Storms pop up out of nowhere and this one is terrifying even for the disciples, most of whom are fishermen and should be used to it. They are scared and fearful for their life. And Jesus? Well, He is sleeping! After awakening, He rebukes them for being worried for...