At Crossings this week, we read the story where Jesus and his disciples are crossing the sea of Galilee. Jesus falls asleep and a big storm comes and threatens to destroy the boat. The disciples are terrified so they wake Jesus up. Jesus stands up and tells the storm to calm down, and it does.
Ali gave a great message about storms and how life is full of them. She reminded us that all along, Jesus was with the disciples through the storm. God is with us and close to us during the storms of our lives and when we surrender to that presence, the storm can go on how ever wild it is, but we are filled with calm. God is in control and we have nothing to fear.
Letting go is the hard part, particularly when we have a hard time trusting God, believing in him... that he is there at all. But even if we can't surrender, can't believe, can't let go of our fears, God is there anyways. That's grace.
as we learn to accept it, it becomes all the more beautiful.
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