Peace, Be Still Poem by Royston Nella

Peace, Be Still



Petrified in the boat they were panicking
as the waves of the sea came cascading in.
Jesus awoke and commanded the sea.
"Be still, " He said with great authority.

Amazed as they saw the wind and waves subside,
"What manner of man is this? " they cried.
The storm was quelled and the wind did cease.
The Almighty obeyed, they were left in peace.

Mightier than the raging and tempestuous sea,
Mightier than the clashing thunderstorm is He.
The Almighty One and Sovereign Lord,
and winds and waves have to obey His word.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Mark 4: 35-41—That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, 'Let us go over to the other side.' Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, 'Teacher, don't you care if we drown? ' He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, 'Quiet! Be still! ' Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, 'Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith? ' They were terrified and asked each other, 'Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him! '
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