Mark 4:35-41
"He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?'"
In this moment Jesus has just calmed a fierce windstorm that he and his disciples had been caught in while travelling by boat. Prior to his calming this storm Jesus had been asleep. He was awoken by his disciples, they frantically called out to him saying, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?"
In moments when we are frightened, in moments when we are riddled with fear, it can be incredibly hard to find our faith. Moments of fear are so often partnered with difficult and/or painful situations. Situations that make having faith next to impossible. So, how do we maintain our faith? How do we avoid the question, "Have you still no faith?" Maybe it is not asking for the "storm" to be calmed, but for guidance amid the storm?
What are you afraid of?
God, we are afraid. Life can be scary and messy. Life can be ugly, hurtful, and dangerous. We pray that in these storms you would help to navigate us, to help sort through the wind and rain, so that we might overcome these fears. Amen.
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