11 August

Dear Friends,

 A couple of days ago, Adrienne and I travelled down to the lovely little town of Weesp.

It was really picturesque and tranquil, with the church bells ringing out a tune every 15 minutes.

We relaxed at a small cafe, alongside the River Vecht and watched the boats go by.

As we watched we noticed that in each boat there was someone steering, while others lay on the deck enjoying the sunshine.

It reminded me of when the disciples were in a boat on the Sea of Galilee and Jesus was fast asleep in the back.

Unlike the River Vecht, which was very calm, a storm arose on the Sea of Galilee and the disciples, even though some of them were hardened fishermen, were terrified.

They shook Jesus from His well-earned rest and said to Him: “Teacher, don’t You care if we all drown?”

Jesus stood up in the boat, rebuked the wind and the waves and said: “Peace! Be still! And there was dead calm.

Jesus said to them: “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?”

And the disciples were awestruck! They turned to each other and said: “Who is this, even the wind and the waves obey Him?”

Whenever you and I face the storms of life, we need to remember that Jesus faces them with us. He is right there, always ready to come to our aid, so we need never be afraid.

May you know His presence with you this week.

The Lord bless you,

Scott 

Rev. Scott Guy

(Locum minister)