But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out: Lord, save me. The sight of the wind — not the waves that were already there, but the visible evidence of the wind's strength — is what broke Peter's attention from Jesus. The seeing of the wind that triggered the fear is the same distraction from Jesus that produces the sinking. The cry Lord, save me is Peter's recognition that only Jesus can address the situation his own wavering faith has created.

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