Punta Farinos North Lanzarote by Paul Collings
Mark 4:37-41 tells us, “A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke Him and said to Him, 'Teacher, don't you care if we drown? ' He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, 'Quiet!
Perhaps in our lives and in our world we are experiencing some kind of fear or anxiety. Maybe we see some threats looming on our horizon and desperately need the peace of Jesus as offered to the disciples here in the boat.
Very often we have no control over the political and social developments of our society; we have little or no control over what other people are doing. We can however, with the help of Jesus, find some peace in it. It is the peace which only he can give and a peace which cannot be taken from us.
Lord, there are times when I need to hear your voice ordering: ‘Peace! Be still!’ There is no basis for my fear. You are with me and I trust you. I need to turn away from the howling of the wind and disturbing noises, and wait for your comforting presence. Amen
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