“With Christ in the vessel we can smile at the storm.”

Those hymn words came to me not many days ago and even caused joy within me.

STORMS: “With Christ in  the vessel we can smile at the storm.”

There are many storms and maybe you are in one of them just now.

There are Physical storms, when you go to your physician and he tells you what you do not want to hear.

There are Financial storms, when the bills are clashing. Have you ever heard about that? Then you need someone to budget for you.

There are Economic storms when your boss tells you that you are no longer needed.

There are storms caused by the Inland Revenue Department, when you pay tax you are not even supposed to pay, in spite of having done everything to find out what the tax laws are.

There are Personal storms, that are smashing your heart into pieces.

Storms and more storm, but “with Christ in the vessel we can smile at the storm”.

A  long time ago I read the following and it must have been on a Church Sign here in Kaitaia:

“GOD PROMISED A SAFE LANDING, NOT A CALM PASSAGE.”