Burry Port, West Wales. There's a gap in the land formation here that funnels the wind straight through. It's the perfect place to ask a question: if you were on a boat in a storm and the most experienced person on board was fast asleep, would you wake them up?
In Mark's Gospel, the disciples face exactly that situation. Professional fishermen, men who knew this lake all their lives, are terrified. And Jesus is asleep.
That sleep isn't negligence. It isn't indifference. It's the settled rest of someone who knows something the panicking people in the boat don't know yet.
And when He wakes and speaks a word, the storm stops. Completely. Immediately.
The disciples are left with a question Mark wants every reader to sit with: who could this be, that even the wind and the sea do what He says?
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QUIZ
Do you think you caught everything?
Quick quiz:
Where was this Super Short Thought filmed?
a) Tenby b) Burry Port c) Aberystwyth d) Llanelli
What were several of the disciples by profession?
a) Shepherds b) Tax collectors c) Fishermen d) Carpenters
What was Jesus doing during the storm?
a) Praying b) Bailing out water c) Steering the boat d) Sleeping
What happened the moment Jesus spoke?
a) The disciples calmed down b) The storm eased gradually c) The storm stopped immediately d) A rainbow appeared
What question does Mark want every reader to ask?
a) Why did the disciples panic? b) Who could this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him? c) Where was the boat heading? d) Why did Jesus wait so long?
Answers: 1b, 2c, 3d, 4c, 5b
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