From Wesley's Notes . On the pillow - So we translate it, for want of a proper English expression, for that particular part of the vessel near the rudder, on which he lay. It is worthy of notice how considerately the Lord defers this rebuke till He had first removed the danger, in the midst of which they would not have been in a state to listen to anything. From The People's New Testament , B.W. Johnson, 1891. Such an astounding display of power, the control of the storm in which men are as helpless as infants, filled them with awe.
People know what it is like to be buffeted.
People know what it is like to have no control. People know situations where only the divine can intervene. The Dolphin of Gennesareth - reflective writing Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks . First United Methodist Church, San Diego, CA, 2000. It has been my high privilege as a pastor for all these years to be with many of you in times of storm in your life.