How we all long to feel loved and cared for—to feel that there is a safe haven where we can go for peace and rest. Especially in times of trial, temptation, and weariness we look for this safe place. And what gratitude we feel when we come again into the reassuring understanding that God is present in every place; that God, divine Love, is always with us.
Christ Jesus certainly recognized the human needs of people, and he proved that God always provides for those needs. The Bible tells of a time when the disciples were in a boat that got caught in a storm at sea. Jesus apparently saw them attempting to row against the wind. Mark's Gospel says, "And about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them."
The Master's dominion over material elements was so firmly established that he had no need to get into the boat for safety. But Mark tells us: "They all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid."
