When life gets too big for me, Lord, Please calm the winds and the waves.

Men say there are no atheists in foxholes.

 Women can testify that there are no atheists in delivery rooms

 . . . never is she so at the behest of forces beyond herself.   

~~Marjorie Holmes 

This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.

People look to something bigger when they face forces beyond themselves. In the foxholes of wartime, most men want to know that a God watches over them, and that, should they die, their sacrifice will matter and their life will go on in a better place. In the delivery room, where women push life into being, they too know that something bigger than themselves is happening and they have no control over it. They know that a higher power and a higher purpose is involved.

What foxholes are in you right now? What part of your life is spinning out of control? That’s the time to look to the One who alone knows the reason and the outcome. When forces beyond you press in and threaten to undo you, look to God, your Creator and Sustainer.

He’s got it all in his hands. Nothing is too big for him. Even the winds and the waves obey him.

Prayer for Meditation

When life gets too big for me, Lord, Please calm the winds and the waves. 

Scripture for Meditation

Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”  

He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.  

The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!” Matthew 8:24-27 

Music for Meditation 

Jesus Calms the Storm

 

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