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to men, Peter presumed upon the propriety of his taking part in the stupendous deed. He, too, a man, would walk on the sea! He would add his little annex to the House Wonderful.
Our Lord did not suggest this; He only permitted Peter to try the experiment that He might teach him his folly.
And how miserably Peter failed! He not only could not walk on the water, but lost even his ordinary fisherman’s courage. I doubt if there was another man in the boat who would have been frightened if he had fallen overboard. But Peter, a strong swimmer, lost his presence of mind, became frightened, and cried out, “Lord, save me!” I wonder if some of the disciples did not whisper, “Served him right!” when they took him from Jesus’s hand and lifted him back into the boat?
Somebody who reads this will say, “If Peter had only had faith enough he might have walked on the water,” for Jesus rebuked him, saying, “O thou of little