Who Is Sailing Your Ship?

Which sail are you? 1. Fore mast 2. Main mast 3. Mizzen mast 4. Flying jib  5. Outer jib 6. Inner jib 7. Fore topmast staysail 8. Fore course 9. Fore lower topsail 10. Fore upper topsail 11. Fore lower topgallant sail 12. Fore upper topgallant sail  13. Fore royal 14. Main royal staysail 15. Main topgallant staysail 16. Main topmast staysail 17. Main course 18. Main lower topsail 19. Main upper topsail 20. Main lower topgallant sail 21. Main upper topgallant sail 22. Main royal  23. Mizzen royal staysail 24. Mizzen topgallant staysail 25. Mizzen topmast staysail 26. Main spencer 27. Crossjack, mizzen course 28. Mizzen lower topsail 29. Mizzen upper topsail 30. Mizzen lower topgallant sail 31. Mizzen upper topgallant 32. Mizzen royal 33. Spanker Psychology is able to help us understand which type of sail we are on the good ship Human Being, and how we will normally respond when the wind blows. But it is the captain who deterimes the destineation for this sail, and it is the steersman who keeps the ship on course. The Captain is God the Father, the Wind is the Spirit, the Steersman is Jesus. The sextant given us for navigation is the grace of Discernment of Spirits. Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” Mtt. 14:22 The Christian encounters Jesus on the stormy seas of this age in which we live. There is no storm greater than He who is able to come to us walking the sea.  “Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.” “Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?” And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!” Mtt. 14:28 "Is it you,Lord?" Essential to the Christian Life of prayer is the ability to recognize the Voice of Jesus. The answer to "... is it you Lord" is through the prayerful practice of Dicernment. This is at the heart of Ignatius Spirituality. For more visit the Page PRAYING ON A PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE - link.