The gospel from Mark (4:35-41) reminds us of the storm at sea and how the disciples were terrified while Jesus slept in the boat. When the disciples woke Jesus up, he commanded the wind and the sea to be quiet and still. Jesus asked why they didn’t have faith. Oftentimes in life we are filled with the same fear and trepidation when a storm wreaks havoc in our life. We are terrified because like the disciples we don’t have faith. What is our prayer life like? Do we actively ask Jesus to be a part of our life during not only the good times, but the bad times and storms of life? Sometimes it may seem like God is not answering our prayers and is silent, but must recall that Jesus is in the boat with us and asks each one of us to have faith. Let us place our faith in Jesus and seek a foundation of prayer in which we know that our Lord will be there to calm the storms in our life and ask for the grace to overcome such moments.
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