Sermon II

Gospel: Mat. 14: 25 – 32

After days of anguish because of a constant heavy rain that hadleft hundreds without houses and at least half of the city of Saint Ann in Costa Rica in peril of being buried by the surrounding mountains that began to tumble down, the weather changed for the better, but what is more amazing was the third and fourth of October are the worst days of the year for raining. Precisely because of this reason all expected doom for that city. But it was not so, on the contrary, the third and fourth of the month were splendid.  The sun came out.  There were not thunders nor lightning rays and least of all rain.  The nights were splendid,  luminous. There was peace in the air. This suddentranquility sprang from the prayers of the faithful of different groups. Yes, the weather calmed down because the ultimate power man has is to implore the Divinity and be heard by It. Indeed, this is a great power that the communities use less and less for these great natural catastrophes. Yes, when people prayed at the mass in Saint Ann, they brought calm and peace to the city. As a result of prayer they found harmony.

Our Lord Christ brought calm to the tempest. He can do so in any natural event if a group of people with simple prayers harmonize themselves with nature, and so Christ comes to help. Let us not forget that it’s out of disharmony in ourselves  that brings disharmony to our beloved nature.

Thanks to God the Almighty to let us know that our power to calm nature is within us all. Amen

And let us not forget the intercession of St. Francis , Saint of ecology for his intervention thru our prayers. Amen, Amen, Amen.