In the Gospel of St. Mark, Chapter Six, we read that the disciples got into a boat, at night, and took out across the sea. In their obedience to Jesus, the disciples ran directly into a storm. Their faithfulness to the Lord literally took them into the nucleus of a disaster.
I wish I could tell you that following Jesus means you will never have to face any storms. I wish I could tell you that following Jesus means that the waters of life will always be calm. I wish I could tell you that following Jesus means life will be rosy and all of your days sweet.
But I can’t.
These disciples were following Jesus, and they ran right into rough seas. The disciples discovered, as many of us have also discovered, that: You can be both in the center of God’s will, and still be in a storm...