A man was mountain-climbing in the American Rockies, along a very rugged track. Suddenly he slipped, falling over a cliff. He grabbed the roots of a tree and hung there. When he got his breath back he looked down and saw an enormous drop. If he fell, he'd certainly be killed. Looking up, the cliff top was so far above him he couldn't climb back. In desperation, although he knew he was alone, he cried out 'Is anyone up there?' He was startled to hear a booming voice say 'Yes!' 'Can you help me?' 'Yes' came the response. 'What must I do?' The voice answered 'Let go!'. There was a long pause, then finally the man called out 'Is anybody else up there?'
Julian of Norwich's great saying, 'All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well' teaches us that whatever happens, 'Somebody bigger than you or I' is in charge of this cosmos. The storms may rage, we may feel we are sinking, but Jesus our Lord will always be there.
'Lord save me!' Amen.
When [Peter] noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out 'Lord, save me!' Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, 'You of little faith, why did you doubt?' Matthew 14:30.
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