Matthew 8:23-26

Matthew 8:23-26. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds; and the sea; and there was a great calm.

Probably no calm is so profound as that which follows the tempest of the soul which Jesus stills by his peace-speaking word. The calm of nature, the calm of long-continued prosperity, the calm of an easy temper, - these are all deceitful, and are apt to be broken by sudden and furious tempests. But, after the soul has been rent to its foundations, - after the awful ground-swell, and the Atlantic billows of deep temptation, - when Jesus gives peace, there is "a great calm."