The power of imagination is amazing, wonderful and even incredible.
When we stop imagining, life comes to a stand-still, and creativity and inventions will also cease.
But of course, it depends on what is stirring up the imagination and where is it leading to.
In the 1st reading, God’s people were punished severely for sinning and being unfaithful to God.
But through the prophet Jeremiah, God was also telling His people to imagine a time of restoration, a time of healing, a time of joy.
And God tells them that it was not a futile imagination, as He reiterates that they shall be His people and that He will be their God.
In the gospel, the disciples were in a boat and battling a heavy sea, when Jesus walked on the water towards them.
Under those circumstances, and in their fear, they imagined that it was a ghost and that the worst was going to happen.
But Jesus dispelled their fears when He said, “Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.”
When we think about what we are imagining, do we feel anxious and fear the worst?
But let us always imagine Jesus walking towards us and inviting us to walk with Him.
Then we will be filled with what is true, good, loving and beautiful. And we will also be healed of our fears and anxieties.