I stood by the side of the lake, the sandy beach, gritty beneath my toes. The surrounding hills basking in the eastern shores were lush and green. All was calm. The next day I was in the boat bobbing along on the same stretch of water. The sun on my back made me nostalgic. This was my first time by this lake, but Jesus had visited many times. He had been on the same shore and cooked a beautiful breakfast for His disciples.. How delicious that fish must have tasted! His sailing time were not always as calm as mine, just ask Peter! I could see by the position of the hills that it was possible for there to be sudden squalls. I wondered how many fishermen had lost their lives on this otherwise peaceful water.
My life and hopefully yours is relatively peaceful. But it is not always so. Without warning and unexpectedly, storms arise. It could be a struggle with money, a family death or illness of family or friend. When the sailing in our small world become uneasy and our lives are in turmoil, the question is who do we have in our boat. Jesus wants to be by our side. We only have to ask.