Dr. Raymond Blackburn Contrary Winds

At the very point when despair was taking the place of hope, when they felt that they were utterly deserted, the eye of the world s Redeemer was watching them with a compassion that was as tender as a mother watching over a suffering child, and this love is infinite. The disciples were at first affrighted, but above the roaring of the angry tempest is heard the words the disciples longed most to hear, Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid. Their confidence is restored. Jesus; it is Jesus was spoken from one to the other. Be not afraid; it is Jesus, the Master. CTr 242. 4