Jesus Stills the Storm (Yr B Proper 7) by Amma Susan
In today’s episode of disciple adventures, upon his commanding the wind and waves to obey, Jesus rather sharply asks his crew, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” Clearly by his calm demeanor, asleep in the stern, he had not been alarmed. Me? If I’d were in that boat, I’d have been thinking, “time to do something!” I’d have been in action mode.
Some of you know that I lived aboard a sailboat for nearly eight years in my twenties. There’s no question that I identify with the disciples here. Having lived and sailed along the east coast, there were plenty of opportunities for catastrophe, disaster, calamity, upheaval.