Homily for Saturday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time

The words Jesus addresses to the sea can be addressed to us as well: Quiet! Be still! In our sometimes-stormy lives, we must set aside some time and space for quiet and stillness so that we may hear the voice of the Spirit, to reset our compass as we navigate life's "stormy seas," to check our bearings to ensure that we are living our lives in the hope and joy in which God created us to live them.

We need moments of stillness to reclaim control of our lives and to give ourselves back to God, the Giver of life, the Author of love, the Father of all that is good.[1]

 

[1] Cormier, Jay, Connections, June 2003, p.4