The sleeping Jesus in the boat is always disconcerting, but even more so when we are in a tempest-tossed turmoil in our own lives: overwhelming numbers of things to do; insufficient income; family members gone astray; a host of "impossible" problems or situations causing a storm within us. And where's Jesus when we need him? Apparently asleep. We panic, but he rebukes us with an edge for our lack of faith and resolves the difficulties. It's amazing how these impossible situations dissolve and remind us that Jesus has always been there, To really learn to keep calm during the storm, we need to repeat the lesson more than once. We might say, "Enough. I'll never doubt again." And we do. Jesus patiently calls us again to a deeper trust, a deeper faith. What storm will arise today? How will we face it? Jesus, remove my terror, calm my fears, give me your peace and assurance.
Bro. Rene
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