He will guide you to all truth. 

Full. Stop. Go back and read that again. 

Do we really believe these words? Like, to the core of our being?

I wonder how different our lives would be if we truly did believe them.

Because these words, if they are actually true, change everything. 

I think we often understand Jesus, but I wonder if we actually believe Him. 

Today’s Gospel is one of those passages of Scripture that can knock the wind right out of me if I actually slow down enough to receive the words Jesus is speaking and let them sink into the depths of my being. 

have always loved mornings.

And breakfast.

And the sea.

So, in a special way since my conversion, I’ve felt that this Scripture was especially for me. My heart glows in a unique way each time I read these words from today’s Gospel.

It’s okay to wrestle with God.

I am not sure where or how this lie originated in my heart, but I have found myself continually falling back into this trap in different ways throughout my spiritual journey and walk with the Lord.

It is okay to openly, honestly, have it out with God. Not only is it okay, it is good.

You can tell Him things don’t make sense. When things are hard, when you are confused, when you’re struggling with a Church teaching, or seeking the next step in a difficult situation—Tell God!

He gets into Simon’s boat, but He continues to preach to the crowd nearby. Notably, not to Simon directly. I can’t help but laugh at this, as I realize the ways God speaks to me in my life. Is he trying to get your attention somehow, maybe by being in your boat but speaking to the “crowd”? Close enough so you can hear, but not a direct ask of you just yet? 

Have you ever felt like you’ve lost Jesus in life?

Perhaps you even thought He was still with you, as you soldiered on ahead forging your own way. Making your own decisions about a particular situation or life goal. Maybe, once you felt a hint of concern that you may have lost Him you started looking for traces of Him in your friends or family, to try to confirm your decisions or the path you started down. Or maybe it isn’t until reading this right now that you’ve realized you’ve lost Jesus in your life, or in a certain part of your heart.

If this describes you or your situation in any way, let’s consider what happens next in the story:

Mary and Joseph begin to retrace their steps in order to find Jesus.

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