The Glacier Reporter

Editorial Comment

"WHEREFORE DIDST THOU DOUBT?"

Matt. 14:25 "And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea."

Matt. 14:29,31 "And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

"But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid: and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

"And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?"

The miracles recorded in many passages of the Bible had a profound effect upon those whose lives were touched by them because they were done with a calm authority and confidence that spoke eloquently of their divine origin.

They were a challenge to the followers of Jesus during His ministry as a physical presence and to us today to have faith in God's Messiah and act according to His word.

Jesus did not write His teachings on golden tablets to be enshrined in great temples which time would destroy. He wrote them deep within the hearts and minds of living men and women where His message could not be stamped into oblivion by any sort of ruthless oppression nor worn away by the impartial attrition of time.

This is the strength of Christianity-that it needs no outward trappings.

With its message of hope and concern for the dignity and worth of each human being, it brings the greatest comfort and burns the brightest within those most sorely oppressed.

This Christmas of 1956 let us all pause once more to burnish anew our thoughts of Him who came to build a Kingdom in our hearts. His teachings lend meaning to the humdrum life, dignity to the unfortunate, hope to people who have none and courage to those who must do the impossible.

This troubled Christmas ALL men would do well to remember His outstretched hand and His words to one who was sinking into a stormy sea, "Oh thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?"