WHEN the storm raged against him at Golgotha, the Master allowed it to do so and to assume such proportions as men willed. This he did in order to give proof of the inability of matter to injure in any way true being.
With what gentle words and patient persuasion did Jesus meet the doubt, incredulity, and fear with which the disciples greeted his reappearance! He had told them that on this day he would be with them. For three years they had been the chosen witnesses of his progressive demonstrations of the power of spiritual understanding or right knowing. Yet, when in fulfillment of his promise and of Scriptural prophecy he reappeared to them, Luke tells us (Luke 24:37), "They were terrified."
Blinded by grief, the disciples did not recognize him. "Why are ye troubled?" Jesus queried as with divine compassion for their grief he presented the form for which they yearned, even to the wounded hands and feet for which they looked. As always, Jesus with infinite wisdom and patience led them to see that fear and sorrow are not man's portion, but assurance and joy.
