Day 3

This prayer is a Gospel story, suitable for Imaginative Contemplation.

Stilling: Come into the presence of God and still yourself

Grace: That we might recognise the presence of the Risen Lord in this challenging time.

Prayer: Either imagine yourself caught up in this storm, the noise of the waves, the feel of the air, the reactions and emotions of the characters. Notice the change when Jesus calms the storm. Or take time with the picture, notice what draws you?

Mark 4:35-41 HCSB

Wind and Wave Obey the Master

On that day, when evening had come, He told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the sea.”

So they left the crowd and took Him along since He was already in the boat. And other boats were with Him. A fierce windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But He was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him up and said to Him, “Teacher! Don’t You care that we’re going to die?”

He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Silence! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Then He said to them, “Why are you fearful? Do you still have no faith?”

And they were terrified and asked one another, “Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

Conversation: Have a talk with Jesus about what has struck you during this meditation.

Finish with a final prayer such as the Lord's Prayer/Our Father

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