Oh You Of Little Faith

   This morning at Mass I heard the reading of Jesus walking on the water, coming out to greet the apostles in their boat. Peter asks to come out onto the water to greet him but as soon as he does, he gets scared and begins to sink.  Jesus reaches out his hand to him to pull him up and says, "Oh you of little faith, why did you doubt?"
  Jesus' question really hit home with me when I look at my life and wonder, why do I worry so much? Why can't I just let my worries and concerns go to God and be happy?
  God wants us all to be happy.  Do you realize that?  God is not an angry God, but a loving God. He wants us to make good choices but out of love for Him not fear.  When Jesus asks Peter why he doubted, he is also asking all of us the same question.  Why do we doubt? Do we make the sun come up every morning, or the air to have enough oxygen in it for us to breathe?  Do we control our bodies to make our blood course through our veins?  So why do we think we can solve every problem without God's help?
  Some of us say we don't want to bother God with small problems, but isn't that doubting like Peter?  He got out of the boat totally expecting Jesus to make it possible for him to walk across the sea towards him, yet when he got out there, the winds and waves whipped up. He got scared and began to sank, totally forgetting that if Jesus led him out there he would keep him safe and prevent him from drowning.
  Isn't it funny how we just go along in our lives making decisions yet freak out when something out of the ordinary comes along and disturbs our peace of mind?
  Let's remember that if Jesus allows us out of the boat onto the sea, even with the wind and waves, that he is going to take care of us while we're out there or else he wouldn't have let us come.  Let's walk across the water towards him and have faith without doubts!