“And There Was Great
Calm” By Melanie Rigney
Do two walk together
unless they have agreed? (Amos 3:3)
Lead me in your
justice, Lord. (Psalm 5:9a)
He said to them, “Why
are you terrified, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the winds
and the sea, and there was great calm. (Matthew
8:26)
Piety
Jesus, give me the
faith to believe that at this very moment, You are rebuking the winds and the
seas in my life. Give me the faith to believe you and you alone can provide
great calm.
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Dear Jesus:
Seriously? You had to
ask them why they were terrified? Many of the disciples were experienced
fishers of fish. That just shows me that the storm must have been really,
really violent if it scared them so much!
And didn’t they do
the right thing to wake You up? They were so frightened, and when we’re
frightened, who but You should we turn to?
Respectfully, Jesus,
maybe their faith wasn’t little at all. Maybe they were coming to understand
that the only one who could save them from perishing was You. They didn’t get
it completely since they were so amazed when You saved them. But they knew
where to turn in the moment they thought they were lost.
For people like me,
the problem isn’t so much crying out for you. It’s thinking for too long in too
many situations that I’ve got it covered, and You’re busy with a whole lot of
other things and I just won’t bother You. And that, dear Jesus, I think, is
even worse than the disciples waking You up from a sound sleep because they
didn’t know what else to do.
But I get Your point.
Terror and hysteria grieve You because our emotions should never get to that
place. If we have faith, the storm outside need not disturb the peace inside.
Help me to remember that and to live it, please.
Love, Melanie
Action
Pray for alleviation
of your fears and disbelief.
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