31 Days of 5 Minute Free Writes 12: "Storm"

Mark 4:37-42 - And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
³⁸ And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
³⁹ And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
⁴⁰ And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
⁴¹ And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? 

GO!  

I like a good thunderstorm. No, not the kind that causes damage and power outages.  The kind with a steady pounding of rain, brilliant flashes of lightning, and the gentle roll of thunder.

"I see the stars.  I hear the rolling  thunder... Then sings my soul. my Savior God to Thee:  How great Thou art!  How great Thou art!"

Those kind of storms are comforting, relaxing blips in the sunshine.  Those storms send me to a cup of tea or coffee and a favorite book, a crochet hook, or a paint brush.  Stormy weather is also good napping weather.  There is rest in that type of storm.

I don't like damaging, frightening, dreadful storms.  Not in weather, and not in life either.

Sometimes I like to sit at the glass doors and watch the rain and the lightning show in the back yard.

I wonder how people take pictures of lightning flashes.  How do they know when and how to snap in time?

STOP!