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<v SPEAKER_00>Today, as we pause our daily schedule and turn our attention and focus to the Lord, take a few deep breaths and imagine you are pressing a bright red pause button.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Relax your shoulders, unlock your jaw, take another deep breath.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Do you remember the story in Mark IV, where Jesus calms a raging literal storm?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Even the winds and waves respond to the voice of Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Creation listens to him, and so can we.

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<v SPEAKER_00>His authority brings peace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In the story, everyone on the boat is afraid for their very lives, hysterical, panicked.

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<v SPEAKER_00>But Jesus stands and shouts into the darkness and sideways rain, quiet, be still.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And the storm, without hesitation, calms to still water and bright skies.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In a moment, because Jesus spoke, and those with him say to each other, Who is this?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Even the wind and the waves obey him.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This is our Savior, our Lord, our friend, our redeemer, our deliverer.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Take fifteen seconds to praise Jesus for his authority, the one whose voice calms storms.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Now, tell Jesus about the storms in your life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>What situation feels dark?

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<v SPEAKER_00>What area feels pelted on all sides?

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<v SPEAKER_00>What relationship feels rocky?

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<v SPEAKER_00>What outcome feels unstable?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Talk to the storm ender.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Talk to the storm tamer.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Talk to the one who can see through the dark clouds, who is unaffected by the raging winds, who, in a moment, calls the rain to stop from falling.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Ask him to speak peace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Be still over your situation, your mind, your emotions.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Amen.