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你是否曾在一艘似乎在风浪中颠沛流离的船上，发现自己开始祈求神的拯救？

在今天的经文中，耶稣的门徒在暴风雨中要渡到湖对岸去，他们正竭尽全力在风暴中防止船倾覆。而与此同时，耶稣竟然还在睡觉！

当门徒们叫醒耶稣时，他们惊奇地发现，耶稣似乎并不在意风暴及其危险。祂只是站起来，平静地对着风浪说：“住了吧！静了吧！”（参可 4:39）耶稣的话不是哀怨的请求，甚至不是祷告，而是坚定的命令。而风浪竟立即听从了！

门徒们刚刚松了一口气，另一个令他们畏惧的念头又爬上了他们的心头：“这到底是谁，连风和海也听从祂了？”（参可 4:41）门徒们熟读《圣经》，他们非常清楚，起初，是神设立了水的边界。在大洪水的时候，是神命令水覆盖全地。也是神为祂的子民开辟了通过红海出埃及的路。因此，门徒们显然知道他们这个问题的答案。他们正在努力接受这个事实：他们熟悉的朋友，刚刚还在船上打盹的人，竟然是斥责风和海的万物之主宰！

Have you ever been in a boat that seemed to be at the mercy of the wind or the waves, such that you found yourself praying to God for rescue?

In our reading for today, Jesus' disciples were doing all they could to keep their boat from capsizing as they were crossing a lake in the midst of a storm. And, at the same time, Jesus was taking a nap!

When the disciples woke Jesus, they were alarmed that he did not seem to care about the storm and its danger. But then Jesus simply got up and spoke to the wind and the waves, saying, "Quiet! Be still!" Jesus' words were not a plaintive request or even a prayer, but a command. And the wind and waves obeyed!

The disciples had just a moment of relief before another terrifying thought crept over them: "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!" The disciples knew their Scriptures and were very much aware that, in the beginning, it was God who told the waters what their boundaries were. In the time of the great flood, it was God who commanded the waters to cover the earth. It was also God who had made a way for his people through the Red Sea. So the disciples clearly knew the answer to their question "Who is this?" And they were trying to come to grips with the reality that their friend, who had just been napping in the boat, was also the Lord of all creation!