The Calming of the Storm

The Calming of the Storm
Matthew 8.23-27

The sea has always been a symbol of wild, untamable power. You only have to stand beside the ocean, even on a calm day, to sense something of it. There is so much of it, for a start; when the tide comes in, up a beach, imagine how many gallons of water have moved down the coastline; and it’s doing that all the time, day and night. Then stand beside it when the wind gets up, and watch how all those millions of gallons leap and dance about like the water splashing in a child’s bath. Then, if you dare, stand on the deck of a small boat as it sets out into those waves. Feel their power lift the boat high in the air and drop it down again with a crash and a smack. Watch the huge wave rise up, and up, in front of you, like a monster from a horror movie, alive and threatening...

Taken from Matthew for Everyone – by Tom Wright