God calls people in every office, store, classroom, shop and neighborhood. His Word to the people of God and to the larger world. God calls, but many of us don't hear. One answer is to pretend the storms shouldn't touch us as Christians, and if they do come near us, we will always be spared. This, of course, does not correspond to reality.
Storms are real, and sometimes Christian boats sink.
To think otherwise is to fly in the face of human experience, preparing us for ultimate disillusionment. Yet, this passage in Mark's Gospel reminds us that though we are not sovereign over nature, God is. He can still the storms of life, and He often chooses to do so. The great gospel truth is that however the storms may blow, we do not face them by ourselves. The boat ride across the Sea of Galilee followed a long day of teaching by Jesus.