There is an epidemic of anxiety in the west. 50 million people in US have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. The number is rising. In today’s talk we find the disciples in distress. Something they experience whenever they are, or feel, separated from Jesus. This is something we will all experience. Whenever we’re dislocated from Jesus, our anxiety will rise, because we’re made for closeness to him. But Jesus meets his disciples in all his power. He is the lord of glory - the great I am. He displays his authority over all evil by trampling on the waves of the deep. And his compassion and closeness is seen as he gets into the boat with his troubled disciples. And as soon as he does so he alleviates all their fear.
By Ed Flint