Storms are something which are out of our control. We can pay attention to the weather and make plans based upon what we read, but that does not always mean that things will go accordingly. Sometimes what is made out to be a bad day is the complete opposite while what should be a good day ends up being something far different. There will never come a time when we will be able to turn storms off in order that they do not bother us and our plans.
The same holds true for the storms of this life. There are some who wish to ignore the reality of them and thus choose to live within a false reality where nothing will ever harm them. No matter how much we attempt to escape or ignore these storms there will come a point in time where they will catch up with us. It is for this reason that we must have faith. We must be willing to embrace the cross while looking outward towards the hope which will come in the form our the Resurrection.
Our first reading taken from the Book of Job mentions the reality of this storm for “the Lord addressed Job out of the storm.” Likewise, the Lord addresses us in the midst of each storm which comes out way just as He came to address His apostles, “Do you not yet have faith?” You see the Lord is present in our life and always comes to command these storms, “Quiet! Be still!” There is nothing that we must endure which is impossible for us to endure if we do it with the help of the Lord.
Just like the apostles we need to be reminded of this reality for these storms have, are, and will be a part of our life. These storms come to us in many forms from anything stretching to a death of a loved one, to a bad bill of health, to the loss of a job, and this list goes on and on. We do not have to live in fear, we do not have to live as if we were left all alone for the Lord is always present with us. So often in the midst of these storms people are tempted to believe that they have been left all alone, but that is not the case with us.
Therefore, let us come to cultivate this virtue of faith and this relationship with the Lord. In doing so we give ourself the proper foundation to give us strength in the midst of all trouble. In the midst of all that befalls us in this life good or bad, pleasant or unpleasant, it doesn’t matter for we should embrace it with faith. Let us come to trust in the Lord and find our rest in Him no matter the storm that lies in wait.
As Saint Augustine said: “Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until it finds its rest in thee.”
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