Matthew 14:32-36

³² And after they got back into the boat, the wind stopped blowing.

³³ And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

³⁴ And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

³⁵ And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick or injured

³⁶ and urged him that they might only be allowed to touch the edge of his clothing. And as many as touched it recovered.

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many helpers, one Lord

The Lord of the trip is the Lord of the destination. Once calming the sea and the fears of the disciples, Jesus makes way to the land, where he was soon healing every disease and sickness. He is there for us when we are in a crisis. He is also there for us if we are simply having a bad day.

We are used to compartmentalizing everything. If we are going on a trip, we trust the captain of the boat, or pilot of the plane. We don’t think of Jesus unless it looks like the captain or pilot is having problems. When we are sick or injured, we seek medical care. We don’t think of Jesus unless all else fails – or we don’t have the money for the treatment prescribed. The Lord has blessed us with able physicians and capable pilots. But he still wants us to trust him for everything.

LORD, we have chosen to trust you to get us there. We have chosen to trust you to take care of our bad days. Many are the helpers you have blessed us with, but only you are Lord of all.