Peace in the Middle of a Storm My room mate is currently listening to Pope Francis address the nation on TV via EWTN (Friday, March 27, 2020). The passage selected was Matthew 8:23-27; Jesus calms the storm. The message focused on faith. Jesus and his disciples had entered a boat to cross the Sea of Galilee. While at sea in the darkness, a great tempest (storm) appeared threatening the lives of the disciples who struggled to save themselves. Jesus was asleep in the stern of the boat, the first to sink into the overpowering waves. The disciples woke Jesus up and cried in fear, “Don’t you care about us? We are perishing.” Jesus gets up and calms the storm and turns to his disciples, “Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?” The passage concludes with the disciples marveling that the sea and the waves obeyed Jesus. Pope Francis used the passage to encourage the people; we are in “a storm,” in darkness and whi...
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It’s Time to Pray One of the hymns I remember singing in Church had the following lines: It’s time to pray to the God who watches o’er us It’s time to seek His help without delay The world is dark for the clouds of war still threaten It’s time for all America to pray John W Peterson (1921-2006) In the past few months or more, I have seen disasters in Australia; a large forest fire threatening wild life and homes nearby. I have seen earthquakes that threatened lives and destroyed homes in south side of Puerto Rico near Ponce and surrounding areas. There was endless flooding in Missouri, Mississip...