Miracles and Multitudes - Matthew 14:14-36, 15:1-20; Mark 6:34-56, 7:1-23; Luke 9:11-17; John 6:2-71, 7:1
There's a lot in this reading but I want to focus on just one miracle. One of the often-cited miracles in Jesus' ministry, a miracle that continues to captivate and intrigue us -- Jesus walking on the water. What was that like? Did his feet fall the waterline or step along the surface of the raging, hilly, storm-tossed sea? Jesus walks on the water for three or three and a half miles. Were His feet wet when He finally climbed into the boat? Wouldn't you like to walk on water? It was so amazing, so shocking, so other-worldly, that the apostles in the boat think He's a ghost.
You have to hand it to Peter, even though he eventually sinks and Jesus has to help Him back up, Peter shows incredible daring by stepping out of the boat in the first place.
Lord knows.
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