How do I react when I am afraid, in difficulties? Do I go ahead alone, with my own strength, or do I call on the Lord with trust? And what is my faith like? Do I believe that Christ is stronger than the adversarial waves and winds? But above all: Am I sailing with him? Do I welcome him? Do I make room for him in the boat of my life – never alone, always with Jesus? Do I hand the helm over to Jesus? In the dark crossings, may Mary, the mother of Jesus, Star of the Sea, help us to seek the light of Jesus.
--Pope Francis, Angelus, August 13th, 2023
Image source: Eugène Delacroix, Christ Asleep During the Tempest (ca.1853), https://sdcason.com/paintings-of-jesus-calming-the-storm/; see also: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436176
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