Mark 4:35-41 (NRSV)
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Devotion
How many of us have been worried about things that seem like “no big deal” to others? That would seem to be the case in the gospel reading for today. The disciples with good reason are in an agitated state—they are in a boat in a storm and are fearing for their very lives. But Jesus seems untroubled! In fact, Jesus is in the back asleep on a cushion! What seemed like a big deal to the disciples, was no big deal to Jesus. That situation is like so very much of our lives. What seems like a big problem, is not. The things that we worry about are not the same as the things that God is thinking about! We have our agendas, and they are not always the same as God’s. Thinking like God is not an easy thing for us. We are much better at thinking about ourselves. We do not see things the same way that God sees them.
Prayer
O God, help us to see things as you see them. May our priorities be the priorities that you would have us all share. Amen.
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