Its rain and sleet pelter down relentlessly. The chicken squawks, flaps, and protests until his energy is spent and he falls to the ground in wet, battered, exhaustion. An eagle sits silently on a lofty perch and watches as a storm approaches. When the winds are quite near, the great bird spreads his giant wings and rests them on currents of the storm. But, the storm pays no heed to the eagle.
Storms happen in the lives of chickens and eagles alike.
I love the passage Janet read today. It has always been one of my favorites. The picture of Jesus so confidently lifting that terrified Peter out of the water, holding him so lovingly and saying, O Peter, Why did you doubt, has long been one of my favorite images in the whole Bible. I have always thought if it as an admonition to have more faith. I have been a part of hundreds of prayers there so you should not be surprised that I remember very few of them.