Reading #35 - from "Beyond Just Tryin' to Live" © Rhonda Hinkle Mitchell Broyles
Stormy Weather Matthew 8:24-27 (RSV) 24And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25And they went and woke him, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are perishing." 26And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?" Isn’t life great … especially when everything seems to be going our way? That is the way life had been for the disciples. As they set sail with Jesus, the gentle breeze bathed their spirits in peace and serenity. But then things changed. The wind picked up. The waters grew choppy. The sails came down and the oars came out. The choppy sea turned into a raging storm. The winds and waves lifted the boat high into the air and then slammed it down beneath the waves. The disciples lost contro