A Stormy Venture

Mark is once again teaching us in parables. This time the teaching is an account of Jesus and his disciples in a storm. “Who then is this?” They ask that question in “great fear.” It’s easy enough to understand why they were fearful of the storm, but they also seem afraid when Jesus instructs them. Maybe they are fearful because they realize that it can be a risky venture sailing with Jesus. They can take some comfort that, “Even the wind and the sea obey him.”