Wind, Waves and Wonder
It’s such a familiar passage that I skimmed over it in my daily reading, but something made me stop and read it again – the story of the disciples being pounded by wind and waves in the boat. They were panicking when they shook Jesus awake. They were dumbstruck when they watched Jesus command the wind and the waves to cease. “Peace be still,” he said. No one had ever done that before. They are awed by this man, Jesus. They had no idea who was in their boat. So caught up with the process of sailing across the lake, of managing the storm that had blown up they were unaware that the Lord of all Creation was in their boat. This is the incredible irony of this story. The disciples are terrified in the storm and yet Jesus the prince of peace is with them. They have no idea. I cannot blame the disciples for I too so often fail to recognise, acknowledge or understand that Jesus is in my boat. The same Jesus who said he would never leave us or forsak...