Gospel (Mt 8,23-27) - At that time, when Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. And then a storm broke out in the sea so violent that the boat was covered by the waves; and he slept. Then, coming to him, they woke him up saying: "Save us, Lord, we are lost!". And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, you of little faith?" Then getting up, he rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm. Those present were astonished and said: "Who is this that the winds and the sea obey?"

The commentary on the Gospel by Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia

Jesus is on the boat with the disciples crossing to the other side of the lake. During the crossing he falls asleep. Suddenly a storm breaks out. Like the disciples, we experience our fragility, when we are without real security and protection. The boat is tossed by the waves. Jesus continues to sleep. The disciples are gripped by fear and are more than disconcerted by their master's sleep. He doesn't seem to care about them. «Save us, Lord, we are lost!». It is a cry of desperation and at the same time of trust, as our prayer often is. He certainly seems indifferent to them. How many times has our little faith made us believe that the Lord does not defend us, does not help us, does not protect us. In fact, we forget that Jesus is in the same boat as us. Jesus wakes up and rebukes the disciples for having little faith. They should have known, in fact, that while he is with the Lord there is no need to fear any evil. He sings Psalm 23 like this: "Though I walk through a dark valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me." Jesus is not indifferent, but serene like one who abandons himself to the Father's protection. Faced with the tranquility of Jesus, the Apostles and we too are truly of little faith. One word from Jesus is enough and evil retreats. Those who witnessed the scene - the evangelist seems to suggest that it is not only the disciples, but also those who perhaps saw it from the shore - are amazed. The disciple (and also the conversion) is born from the amazement in seeing that the Word of Jesus calms every storm of life, even when it seems that nothing else remains but to sink.