Sinabi ni Pedro, “Panginoon, kung talagang ikaw nga iyan, hayaan mong ako’y pumunta sa iyong kinaroroonan diyan sa ibabaw ng tubig.” Sumagot siya, “Halika.” Mula sa bangka ay lumakad si Pedro sa ibabaw ng tubig papunta kay Jesus.

Mateo 14:28–29

Sa isang viral video, makikita ang maraming Emperor penguin chicks, numbering about 700, marching to the edge of a fifty-foot cliff in West Antarctica. These young penguins were about to go through their rite of passage — to make  their first trip from their colony to the ocean. At first, they hesitated to dive into the icy waters, until one brave chick made the plunge. Then one by one and by groups, nagsitalunan na rin ang ibang chicks.

May naalala ka bang biblical character na matapang ding tumalon sa dagat nang makita si Jesus? Kung si Peter ang naalala mo, tama ka. Sa Matthew 14:22–33, mababasa natin ang kuwento ng mga disciple ni Jesus na sinasalpok ng mga alon habang nasa bangka. Kinilabutan sila nang makita nilang may naglalakad sa tubig; akala nila ay may multo! But when Peter recognized that it was Jesus, he stepped out of the boat and, because of Jesus, he was able to do the impossible! For a few seconds, maybe minutes, nakapaglakad siya sa tubig!

Kagaya ba tayo ni Peter, na nang ipakita ni Jesus kung sino Siya at kung ano ang imposibleng magagawa Niya, ay humahakbang din nang may pananampalataya? Sumusunod din ba tayo agad sa alam nating kalooban ni God? O kagaya ba tayo ng ibang disciples na may takot at pag-aalinlangan — like the other chicks who were hesitant at first, pero eventually ay tumalon din sa malamig na dagat?

Each one of us is being called by Jesus to a journey of faith. Iba‘t iba man ang kasalukuyang sitwasyon natin, Jesus is revealing Himself to us and is inviting us to believe in Him. When we fix our eyes on Him, we will see Him at work in our situation and together with Him, we can do things beyond our expectations.