When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
“Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”

And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” – Matthew 14:26-33

Do you believe it’s possible to have hope in the Storm?

Being an island girl, I’m very familiar with storms. In my neck of the woods, we have a period of not just one or two, but five whole months earmarked for storms. Yep, it’s a thing.

From June to November of each year you’ll find us either preparing for a storm, in the midst of a storm, recovering from a storm, or my personal favorite: thanking God we were spared from the storms.

So, yes, I know storms quite well.

But in the summer of 2017 my storm experience escalated to a whole new level.

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