All in the same boat

All in the same boat

Mk. 4: 37 – 40

And there arose a great storm of wind [of hurricane proportions], and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full [flooding].

But He [Jesus] was in the stern [of the boat], asleep on the cushion; and they awoke Him and said to Him, Master, do You not care that we are perishing? [going to be destroyed]

And He arose and rebuked [strongly disciplined] the wind and said [declared] to the sea,

Peace! [let there be order]  Be still! [motionless, calm, quiet]

And the wind ceased [sank to rest as if exhausted by its beating] and there was [immediately] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness].

He said to them, Why are you fearful? [afraid, anxious, panicky - when I was in the same boat you were in]

How is it that you have no faith (no firmly relying trust)?

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Pray the Word:

Lord, there are times You appear to be asleep [not paying attention] to the dire circumstances we are dealing with . . . the ‘storm’  is tossing us around, making us feel sick [physically, mentally & emotionally] and we know, that if there’s not divine intervention soon, we will soon be destroyed. To be honest, what we really want is a kind of genie, touching everything with a magic wand, so that trouble is barred from us, nothing ever goes wrong, & we have a nice easy time, with  no doubt: carefree, with no responsibilities, everything going smoothly; sunshine and blue skies, the lake always calm, and just that soft wind to billow out our sails and carry the ship along without our having to use the oars. . . . . But, if life were that easy, would we grow in faith in You or mature in our Christian journey? I think our ego would go unchecked, and we would just drift sweetly and easily, without resistance, into self-sufficiency. I’ll remind myself that You are in the boat with me at all times and I need not fear that You aren’t paying attention.