35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. 37 A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 And waking up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Be silent! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
Prayer Focus: To cross to the other side is to enter Gentile territory. A storm on the sea illustrates that boundary crossing is never easy. And yet Jesus is sleeping as the storm rages. The disciples wake Jesus up and he calms the storm. Have faith that even the difficult crossings in your life are possible because Christ is with you.
#FortMillUnity #GodsStory #OurStories #GospelofMark #FortMillSC