Tuesday of the 18th Week Year A By Tobe Eze

Tuesday of the 18^th Week Year A

First Reading

Numbers 12:1-13

Gospel

Matthew 14:22-36

THEME: FEAR NOT AND DO NOT LOSE TRUST IN GOD.

The cause of jealousy sometimes (not all the time) is always fear of others. Sometimes, one will grow very jealous because one may be afraid that the other person is becoming greater than myself every day. I can relate that to what happened in the first reading. Aeron and Miriam grew jealous of Moses and they were saying evils against God’s own servant. The fear of being controlled by Moses all the time despite the position Aeron was occupying as the high priest brought about his our jealousy. God gave him his own function and he was not comfortable with it rather he was busy being jealous of Moses and we saw the result on Miriam. Fear is natural but the object of fear should be watched.

In the gospel, we can see another side of fear which can happen to any person. Peter is the central point of the gospel for he was the only one who removed fear in him and made effort to walk on the sea though he lost the faith along the line.

Since we have developed the faith, let us eliminate fear and trust in God. Let us not be unnecessarily jealous about others so that we will not bring wrath on ourselves like Miriam especially with God’s anointed. The faith we have built, let the fear of the wave not take it away. Thanks.