"A Great Calm"

Sometimes in life we go through hard times which some people refer to as, "storms". We feel as though the dark clouds come and we aren't sure when its going to end or how long we'll be there. We can't see the sun anymore and may have lost sight of where we are going. It's important for us to remember that Jesus is right there with us. 

Mark 4:36-39 says, "And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, 'Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?' And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, 'Peace! Be still!' And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm."

The disciples were in a storm but this passage shows us that Jesus was right there with them. He didn't leave them. They cried out to Him and He answered. He brought a peace and a calm to the storm that was beyond their control. Jesus is our light and our hope in the storm.