“And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” Mark 4:39 (ESV) Stormy seas. Scripture often uses the sea to describe chaos. From the first chapter of Genesis—where the Spirit

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”  Psalm 34:18 (ESV) If you’ve lived long enough, you know life doesn’t always go the way we imagined. Plans unravel, relationships break, jobs disappear, health falters, and