A Great Gale

A great gale arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?’ And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?’ (Mark 4:37-41)

Storms can be exciting. When the sirens sound there are two kinds of people, the ones who take cover and the ones who go to the porch to watch the skies. Growing up in the South, I’ve put in my time ducking in elementary school hallways, crouched in bathtubs and even out on the porch watching the skies.

We fear the power of a storm because we have no control over it. But the weather is just one type of “storm” we encounter in our lives. Each of us has a “storm story.” These events can change the course of our lives. They can shake us to the core and effect how we see the world; how we see ourselves; how we see God.

Uncontrollable events and circumstances can cause us great fear and anxiety. Eventually we may find ourselves giving in to hopelessness. God invites us to turn away from the storm and turn to the one who has all power. If you think calming that storm at sea was a miracle, wait till you see what Christ can do with your storm.

See you Sunday!
Missy