Lord, save us, we perish! the disciples cried out, according to the Gospels. The story is all the more remarkable because Jesus is sitting right there in the boat with them. So, if they have Jesus in their midst, why all this fear and terror?
This account highlights how Jesus' presence does not take away our own human frailty. Just as certain as the sun will rise, so too will there be times when the pressures of this life will overwhelm us, the immediacy of problems will burden us, the fragility of our own human nature will fail us.
The good news is, that Jesus is far more aware of our frailty, our burdens, and our pressures than we are. He is not surprised when we cry out. For he is there already, before we call, ready to steady our hearts and souls. Our cries actually bring to our own mind the need we have for a Savior. Recognizing that need, now that is good.
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