Asking Jesus This Question

What is the Question that Fr Mark Mary has invited us to reflect on?

The Question that Fr Mark Mary is inviting us to reflect on is "Jesus, do you not care that we are perishing"? Where does that question come from? What is the context?

• It comes from the Wedding at Cana, when the disciples worry that the wine has run out and think Jesus is ignoring their problem.

• It comes from the feeding of the 5,000, when the disciples are afraid the crowd will starve and accuse Jesus of not caring about their hunger.

• It comes from the storm at sea in the Gospel. The disciples are in a boat with Jesus when a violent storm arises. The waves are filling the boat, and Jesus is asleep. In fear, they ask him this.

• It comes from the raising of Lazarus, when Martha accuses Jesus of not coming sooner and letting her brother die. She accuses him of not caring about the, because if he did he would've ben there sooner.

What does Fr Mark Mary invite us to take to prayer?

• He wants us to pray on the question "Jesus, do you care about me"? and to meditate on Jesus answer "yes" that is revealed through Jesus life, particularly his suffering

• He invites us to pray for better weather and protection from physical storms in our daily lives. This is fitting for the winter storme we are currently experiencing.

• He encourages us to meditate on whether we are strong enough to handle suffering without relying on God.

• He asks us to meditate on how the disciples failed in the storm and to examine how we can avoid making similar mistakes by being more disciplined and spiritually mature.

Fr Mark Mary wanted us reflecting on the question "Jesus, do you care about me?" What is Jesus answer that Fr Mark Mary walked us through? What are some of the tings Fr Mark Mary pointed us to that would help us hear Jesus' answer?

If somebody doesn't know that God cares about them, how could that affect the way they live their life, the decisions they make in high school, the college they decide on, how they act in college, etc.