I’ve screamed and I’ve cried. And I’ve been extremely impatient. I want it all to be over. I want to be in my home and be able to hang things on my wall and look out at at my land!

How many times have I responded more like Zechariah and less like Mary?

Remember He is in control and He still holds the power to say “Peace! Be still.” to calm any storm.

Anyone who knows me knows how much it bothers me when verses from scripture are taken and used without knowledge of the context surrounding them. And yet, I am guilty of doing just that when it comes to this verse.

And what I realized is that Christ followers could stand to be a lot more like ducks. That *I* could stand to be more like ducks.