Trusting God's Hand When Life's Storms Rise

God loves these humans, but they sometimes, if not usually, let God or themselves down. But Peter, Peter, seeing his God before him, grasping at last the fullness of truth, rejects all his fears, breathes deeply as if for the first time, grasps the boat's gunnels, swings his legs over and steps boldly onto the water, as called, as required, and stands, pulse smooth, eyes wide in the impossibility of God's grace. [00:40:53] (69 seconds)  #StepIntoGrace

And Peter, though he desperately wants the moment to last, grasped at his splintering faith, still begins to doubt and starts to sink. Jesus' hand snaps forward quickly, reaching firmly grasping, and pulls him back from the abyss. And Peter, that repeatedly redeemed one, that frequent failure but that faithful follower and friend, gasping and wide eyed, believing and kind of doubting all at the same time, looks not at the boat, not at the stars, not at the water, but at the hand of God that holds his own. [00:43:35] (70 seconds)  #HeldByGod

You have little faith. This is sort of an ongoing thing with Peter. Peter gets it, and then he forgets. Peter is all of us. Peter stands for humanity. There are times when we do the right thing, and we get it, and we get it. And there are times when we have to forgive ourselves because sometimes we're not gonna always get it perfectly, and that's okay. [00:37:57] (27 seconds)  #WeAllWaver

Someone keeps watch. Someone directs, someone encourages the person who's afraid, and let's face it, there's probably someone going, we should have stayed at home. But regardless of that, faith sometimes looks less like walking on water and more like staying together and supporting each other until morning comes again. And who are these people in the boat? They're like us. [00:33:59] (38 seconds)  #FaithIsCommunity