Take Heart

When evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and Jesus was alone on the land. When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came towards them early in the morning, walking on the sea. He intended to pass them by. But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out; for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” Then he got into the boat with them and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored the boat. When they got out of the boat, people at once recognized him, and rushed about that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed. Mark 6:47-56

Take Heart

The winds have whipped up again
the waves have swelled to mountains
our lives are in great and violent turmoil
we fear we will not survive the night.

Out of our sight he comes to us
the luminesence around his feet
reaching out to out tossing chaos
walking to the midst of our great fears.

The journeys we face are tremendous
the swells and the valleys so large
when indeed the panic surrounds us
then look and there will be peace.

There will be peace in the middle
just when the storms are too great
just when we thought death was coming
take heart for ther will be peace.