If we like to drink coffee or tea, then we know that something is needed for a good cup of coffee or tea.
Especially when the coffee or tea comes in a bag, then we know that we need hot water; better still is freshly boiled water.
The longer the coffee or tea bag stays in that hot water, the better the aroma and the taste.
In a way, faith is like a coffee or a tea bag.
We will not know how strong our faith until we are in hot water.
For the disciples in the gospel passage, their faith was tested in stormy waters, and they were frightened.
In the 1st reading, the faith of Abraham, Sarah, Issac and Jacob was tested in murky waters.
They had to believe in God’s promises and lived by faith.
But as the 1st reading says: Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for or prove the existence of the realities that at present remain unseen.
So, it can be said that to be in hot water is a blessing.
Then our faith will give out that strong aroma that will deepen our trust in God, and also be an inspiration for others.