Homily for Saturday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time

Today’s Gospel passage shows Jesus saying the wind and the sea, “Quiet! Be still!” much as He did when silencing the demons that possessed some of the people that He met in His travels and ministry. Just by His simple words, Jesus calms the turbulence of the wind and sea.

In today’s Gospel passage, the scene that we witness gives us a sign of Jesus’ saving presence and the reliance of His disciples on that presence, even amid the plots and persecutions that threatened His own life.

May we, too, turn to the LORD in the turbulent moments of our lives and recognize that Jesus’ saving presence is always with us and within our grasp.+