The heart of the Church, like Peter, cries out to Jesus, “Lord, save me.” So grave and perilous are the waves, that only divine intervention can rescue us.
Why does the Lord delay? Why does He not respond immediately, like He did to Peter? Peter was encircled by waves because he obeyed Jesus. The Church experiences the turmoil because it has not obeyed. The rescue cannot happen until the Church’s heart realizes that it must obey the woman and heed her words. Then, the Lord will lift up His Church and calm the storm.