As I contemplate the events of this past week in the northeast, I recall the many summers we vacationed at
Houghten Lake, Michigan. This
particular summer I was five. Dad and I
would go fishing every day, but this day the sky looked particularly dark. We went anyhow. About hour from our cottage we saw that a bad storm was coming up.
The dark clouds churned, the wind blew, white caps began to toss our
boat, and I was scared to the bone. I
just knew that I was going to drown. Dad saw
my fear. I'll never forget what he
said. "Art, I think we can ride the storm out. I just want to tell you two things. If the boat turns over, hang on. It won't sink. And secondly, no matter what happens, I'll
never leave you." And right out
there in the middle of that raging storm, a deep sense of calm came over me. He would be there. God wants to tell us today that when our life
is stormy, "No matter what happens, I'll never leave you."
Jesus
got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and
it was completely calm.” (Mark 4:39)
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