Be Here but Not Interfere

Read Mark 4:35–41

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Reflection

Mark wrote that Jesus was asleep while the storm was raging. The disciples, many of them fishermen, were supposed to be more experienced in navigating the boat. Yet they were more afraid of the storm than Jesus was. It drew a picture of people surrounded by trouble and feeling desperate about their fate. Mark used a boat tossing and turning in a storm to illustrate…