 Command me to come to you on the water. He said, Come. So Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came to Jesus. When he saw the wind, he was afraid, beginning to sink. He cried out, Lord, save me. Jesus immediately reached out his hand, took hold of him, saying to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt? When we read this story, there's a tendency to criticize Peter.