They came and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!" He said to them, "Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm. The men were amazed and said, "What sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey?" Copyright © Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, USCCB Blessed Charles de Foucauld "Why are you terrified?" “My children, whatever happens to you, remember that I am always with you; remember whether you perceive me or not, whether I seem to be active or sleeping, forgetful of you, I am always watching and am always all-powerful. Never be afraid, never be anxious: I am there. I watch, I love... I am all-powerful. What more do you ask?.. Remember how many storms I have quieted by a word, making a great calm to follow. Remember how I held up Peter walking on the waters (Mt 14,28f). I am always as near to every person as I was then to him... Be confident, faithful, courageous; have no fear for your body and soul, for I am there, loving and all-powerful. But... do not let your confidence make you careless or neglectful of the dangers or confident in yourself or in others... You are in imminent danger. Evil spirits, those strong and crafty enemies, your own human nature, the world, make perpetual warfare upon you... In this life the tempest never ceases and your boat is ever ready to sink. But I am there, and with me it will never be wrecked. Trust nothing, yourself least of all; but in me have that perfect confidence that banishes fear.” Meditation « Eight days at Ephraim », the calming of the tempest (trans. Charlotte Balfour, 1930)
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