Facing The Storm As We Make Amends

Seeking out those to whom we need to make amends can be intimidating. We know what we have done, but often do not know where the person we hurt is, or what the impact of hearing from us might be.  However, Jesus said if someone has something against us, we are to go and be reconciled with that person. 

After feeding 5000 people in a remote place, Jesus insisted that his disciples get into a boat and cross to the other side of the lake while He dismissed the crowd.  The disciples obeyed Jesus. As they were crossing the lake strong winds arose and they had to fight heavy waves to stay afloat while trying to get to the place where Jesus had told them to go. We may experience similar storms in our hearts when we come to make amends. We feel unsettled and we wonder what trauma will happen when we approach a person to whom we are seeking to make amends.  

When the boat was a considerable distance from the land, Jesus came to the disciples walking on the water. When Peter knew it was Jesus, he asked to come to Him on the water and Jesus agreed. Peter got out of the boat, took a few steps, looked at the wind and the waves, was terrified, and began to sink. Some of us are like Peter we have taken some steps and have made a list but when we look at the list, we are terrified and start to doubt.  As we work through our list of needed amends, we should remember that we need not be troubled or allow doubts to sink us. Jesus is always with us, ready to reach out and help us.