NOTES for Mar 6:45-56

The Evangelist speaks of the hardness of the disciples' hearts: they “did not understand about the loaves.” For them, the encounter with Christ amid the raging sea almost became a “hallucination” or a fantastic vision from the spiritual world. Yet Christ, who came to them walking on the water, was and is absolutely real: He tells them, “It is I!” That same hardness of heart often prevents us from seeing Christ's action and real presence in our own lives. He is—as always—real. He is near. Especially during a storm, when we most need His gracious help. Our task is to learn to see Him amid our everyday storms, to recognize His presence by faith—the presence that can calm any tempest and overcome every triumph of death.