Monday, April 26, 2004
Monday, April 26, 2004
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.
(Proverbs 3.5
NRSV)
Two fellows were sitting on a park bench. One of them said to the other, "I'm afraid of flying. I take the train on all my long trips."
The other said, "That's silly. Didn't you read about those 300 people who got killed on a train last week?"
"Three hundred people?" asked the fearful one. "How could three hundred people die in a train crash?"
"A plane fell on it," said his friend.
Many of us are uncomfortable flying. One nervous fellow noted that the Lord said, "LO, I am with you always."
Perhaps if we can imagine ourselves in a tiny plane being buffeted by a storm that is threatening to tear our small craft to pieces, we can appreciate the terror that seized the disciples when a terrible storm came up on the Sea of Galilee. The wind and the waves threatened to swamp their little boat. Only if you remember that some of these disciples were seasoned fisherman can you appreciate the ferociousness of this storm. The disciples thought they might die. They were so frightened they woke Jesus, who was sleeping in the stern of the boat and asked him, "Teacher, do you not care if we perish?"
Of course, Jesus cared, and Jesus cares about your situation too.
Dear Jesus, thank you for always being there for me. Help me to trust you more with each passing day. Amen.
