Psalm 107:23 Some went down to the sea in ships,doing business on the great waters;24 they saw the deeds of the Lord,his wondrous works in the deep.25 For he commanded and raised the stormy wind,which lifted up the waves of the sea.26 They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;their courage melted away in their evil plight;27 they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits' end. [5]28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,and he delivered them from their distress.29 He made the storm be still,and the waves of the sea were hushed.30 Then they were glad that the waters [6] were quiet,and he brought them to their desired haven.31 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,for his wondrous works to the children of man!32 Let them extol him in the congregation of the people,and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
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43 Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
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How epic and beautiful the voyage of life! How terrifying the implications and dangerous the powers of our free will! Will he allow us to steer the ship awry? What does his love do to us, for us, in us and through us in the storms of life? 'Attending', as a good friend of mine uses the word, means cherishing the truest meaning of conversation between two human beings. If Love is in a conversation with us, then attending to it, in this sense, is like looking it in the eyes. What do love's eyes look like?
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jesus' calming the storm comes to mind. but i love this passage b/c it is so close to home, being that graham is a sea-going man and my brother is away on deployment.
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