And He said to them,

"Why are you afraid,

    O you of little faith?"

Then He rose and rebuked

    the winds and the sea,

and there was great calm.

And the men marveled,

saying, "What sort of man is this,

  that even winds and sea

                      obey Him?"

                Matthew 8. 26-27

(Everyone struggles with something.

What are we missing out on

            because we fear?

God calls us to follow Him,

know Him,

abide in Him,

   even in the storms of life.

God does not promise

  a gentle breeze

            and a glassy sea,

but a great adventure

        into His glory.

We fear the known.

We fear the unknown.

But God owns both.

"Watch this," He says.

Trusting Him

    changes the journey.)

O LORD,

Everyone of us

is in some kind of small boat

     with a storm forecasted

     or bearing down on us.

Show us how to navigate

  this storm-tossed sea

  or volatile passage

  or fear that threatens us.

Help us to ride with You

   through what we see

   and what we

          cannot yet see.

Your peace is contagious.

Help us to trust

  not just what You are doing,

           but who You are.

Help us to not miss

    Your wow in this.