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We read today St. Matthew's version of the calming of the wind and sea in the sea of Galilee. We read some days ago about St. Mark's version. They are practically the same but St. Matthew's version displays certain features. St. Matthew describes Jesus as standing up from sleeping, supposedly in a horizontal position. That conveys more authority. He commands the sea and wind as if they were His pets. He mentions to His disciples that have little faith. This is a realization we need to reach too. Hence, we should grasp God's Providence in subjecting us to a difficult situation so we can see how small we are. And there is nothing to be worried about. That is the truth about ourselves, anyway.