Waiting on God can be challenging for our minds, bodies, and spirits. Impatience is a common experience, just as David felt. We often want to do what we desire before waiting to find out God’s plan. In the first reading, we see how David used his power and authority to take another man’s wife. Like David, we too may have sinned using our status, and positions within our communities for the wrong reasons. Such actions result in us losing our freedom and peace. We will not be content unless we seek and do God’s will. In the Gospel acclamation, we pray seeking to have a pure and contrite heart. We need God above everything we treasure in our lives. We have hope that only through our Lord God can all things work in our favour. In the Gospel, we are being reminded of how insecure and fragile we are in the storms of our lives where we lose control and lose sight of Jesus. Let us hold on to our faith in the Lord God, who will protect us through the storms of our lives.

PRAYER: Abba Father, give us the grace and strength to keep our eyes focused on you through the many storms in our lives. Amen.