November 5, 2004

[Rev. Doc]

Remain Calm

"Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Without warning, 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."
Matthew 8:23-26

It's hard to keep our head when certain situations would call for us to panic.

Here is an instruction on how to react to hungry pythons, as given to Peace Corpsmen serving in Brazil -- "Remember not to run away, the python can run faster. The thing to do is to lie flat on the ground on your back with your feet together, arms at your side, head well down. The python will then try to push its head under you, experimenting at every possible point. Keep calm (that was underscored). "You must let him swallow your foot. It is quite painless and it will take a long time. If you lose your head and struggle, he will quickly whip his coils around you. If you keep calm and still, he will go on swallowing. Wait patiently until he has swallowed up to about your knee. Then carefully take out your knife and insert it into the distended side of his mouth and with a quick rip slit him up."

No matter what it is we are facing, we need to remain calm and allow God to be in control.

Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you continually depend on him, no matter what it is you come up against in life.

"Any one can hold the helm when the sea is calm."
~Publius Syrus (42 B.C.)

[Jeikobu]

Great words of wisdom. Arigato! ^^

[Crossdive]

amen doc. amen. ;D