So earlier this morning I was reading over the Scripture text for this morning’s Sunday School lesson.

I came to verses 37 and 38 (naturally, since the passage is Mark 4:26-41):

And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow; and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

What should have they done?

What do you think you would have done?

More importantly, what did Jesus want them to do?

Not what they did. That’s quite obvious from what He said to them (v. 40) after He calmed the storm:

And he said unto them,
Why are ye so fearful?
how is that ye have no faith?

Frankly, I don’t know what they were supposed to do.

I mean…yeah, I know they were supposed to be full of faith and without fear.

But in practical terms, what were they supposed to do?

And when my “boat” is being pounded by the wind and filled by the waves, what am I to do?