“As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him.” (Mark 6:54) According to the Gospel of Mark, before His arrival at Gennesaret, Jesus had walked on the water surface. However, the disciples did not recognize him. Jesus personally comforted them: “But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out. They had all seen him and were terrified. But at once he spoke with them, "Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!"” (Mark 6:49-50) Compared to the crowds, it seemed that the disciples had a harder time spotting out Jesus: First of all, when the women heard from the angel the good news of Jesus’ resurrection, they came forth to tell the Apostles, however, “The story of the women seemed like nonsense and they did not believe them.” (Luke 24:11) Similarly, the two disciples went to Emmaus, “But their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.” (Luke 24:16) In the end, Jesus personally opened their eyes: “And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight.” (Luke 24:30-31) Jesus once said, “Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8) The crowd immediately recognized Jesus due to their recent memory. Jesus had shown them the miracle of “five loaves of bread and two fishes”. Most importantly, the people's hearts were already united with Jesus'. It does not mean that the hearts of the disciples were not with Jesus, as Jesus preferred to give them a greater test in order to cultivate and train them. At the same time, the Holy Spirit will continue the work of Jesus to teach the disciples. “I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name--he will teach you everything and remind you of all that (I) told you.” (John 14:25-26) Lord, please grant us the grace of recognizing your presence in our midst.