Hush!

 ...Jesus rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace!  Be Still!...

-Mark 4:39

Where The Kingdom of God Can Be Found

🎶You Are My All in All🎶

"The time has come," [Jesus] said.  "The kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Good News."  --Mark 1:15

"Jesus built a bridge from the dregs of Earth to the heart of God, and beckons us to cross it with him.  Christ's kingdom was not of this world."  --Alan Cohen

Peace of God

 "The Peace of God is more valuable than anything the world has to offer, and we must protect it as consistently as a tender infant."  --Hugh Prather, author

Kindness

 "Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?"  --Romans 2:4

Escape

 "Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."  --2 Peter 1:4

I like to escape to our woods when I'm feeling unsettled.

The Lesson of the Raccoon

"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid."  -John 14:27

See God in All Things

Christ in the Storm

 Rembrandt painted this depiction of Mark 4:33-41 in 1633.  It is said that he painted a 13th disciple into the boat that was a self-portrait....

Storm on the Sea of Galilee

Our Daily Bread did a devotional on this today.  The devotional emphasized "to each person who trusts in Jesus Christ, He reveals His presence, compassion, and control in every storm of life." It ended with "God is a safe dwelling place in life's storms."  That's when the thought struck me that the safest place in that scene is the boat.  But that is not what I would have said if just shown that picture without reading the devotional.  I would have said the safest place would be on land!  In a strong building.  In the basement.