Please read the passage before the commentary.
It is the episode immediately following the multiplication of the loaves and fish. The disciples had left to cross the sea while Jesus had stayed behind to pray.
During night, Jeus strode over the water and walked the waves of the sea to pass by them. Who strides the storm clouds and walks the waves of the sea? Whose voice echoes over the waters? Who passed by Moses and Elijah to reveal himself to them?
The psalms sing of God who rides the clouds (Ps 68:4) and whose voice thunders (29:3). Both Moses and Elijah asked to see God’s face and God passed by them and revealed his glory (Exodus 34:5-6 and 1 Kings 19:110. Here it is Jesus who walks on the sea, commands the winds and the sea, and uses the divine name by saying, “It is I” (“I AM” = “It is I”).
We can see the evangelist portraying Jesus as a divine person even though the disciples did not understand the significance of what was happening. How well do we understand who Jesus is? Do we see him walking calmly towards us in our distress? Do we hear God’s voice thundering over the waves? Do we get glimpses of Jesus as he passes by?
The mysteries of Christ is for us to experience the presence of Christ in our lives as the people thousand years ago did. The same Jesus.], God made man is still among us, sharing our boats and seas.