…Jesus said,
“Why did you doubt me?”
When they climbed back into the boat,
the wind stopped.
Then the disciples worshiped him.
“You really are the Son of God!”
they exclaimed.
Matthew 14:31-32
(The Aegean Sea)
Then Peter called to him,
“Lord, if it’s really you,
tell me to come to you,
walking on the water.”
“Yes, come,”
Jesus said.
So Peter went over the side of the boat
and walked on the water toward Jesus.
But when he saw the strong wind and the waves,
he was terrified and began to sink.
“Save me, Lord!”
he shouted.
Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him.
“You have so little faith,”
Jesus said.
“Why did you doubt me?”
(The Aegean Sea)
Meanwhile,
the disciples were in trouble far away from land,
for a strong wind had risen,
and they were fighting heavy waves.
About three o’clock in the morning
Jesus came toward them,
walking on the water.
When the disciples saw him walking on the water,
they were terrified.
In their fear,
they cried out,
“it’s a ghost!”
But Jesus spoke to them at once.
“Don’t be afraid,”
he said.
“Take courage,
I am here!”
(The Aegean Sea)
I am praying not only for these disciples
but also for all who will ever believe in me
through their message.
I pray that they will all be one,
just as you and I are one—
as you are in me,
Father,
and I am in you.
And may they be in us
so that the world will believe you sent me.
(Mykonos, Greece)
Now I am departing from the world;
they are staying in this world,
but I am coming to you.
Holy Father,
you have given me your name;
now protect them by the power of your name
so that they will be united just as we are.
During my time here,
I protected them by the power of the name
you gave me.
(The Windstar on the Aegean Sea)
But for those who are righteous,
the way is not steep and rough.
You are a God who does what is right,
and you smooth out the path ahead of them.
Isaiah 26:7
(Mykenos, Greece)
You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Trust in the LORD always,
for the LORD GOD is the eternal Rock.
Remember the things I have done in the past.
for I alone am God!
I am God, and there is none like me.
Only I can tell you the future
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.
And then he told them,
“Go into all the world
and preach the Good News to everyone.
Anyone who believes
and is baptized will be saved.
But anyone who refuses to believe
will be condemned.“
…but the angel said,
“Don’t be alarmed.
You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth,
who was crucified.
He isn’t here!
He is risen from the dead!…”
