Remembering St. John Mary Vianney
4th Aug, 2015
Num 12: 1-13; Mt14:22-36
The readings present to us two incidents, one the shock Aaron and Miriam had and the other Peter's shock as he feared he was sinking. Miriam and Aaron found it challenging to accept the leadership of Moses as they did not approve of some of his choices. They failed to see it was God who had chosen Moses and looked at him as an undeserving rival to their popularity. While Peter who was called by Jesus to step on to the water failed to see that he was called by the Lord himself and began to gear his inability.
We have a saint today who did not give into that error at any point in his life. When he was about to be sent out of the seminary for his dullness of intellect, or when he was rather dumped into a 'god forsaken' village add they thought, when the people did not even bother about the new priest at the Church, when he had just empty pews to talk to, he never have up. He was always mindful of the fact that it was the Lord who had called him and sent him to that village. That faith paid off! That village experiences a revival.
As we resolve today to take the faith perspective of our life seriously, let us whisper a prayer for every priest whom we know, specially for those who are in some kind of crisis. May Vianney interceed for a revival.