{"id":17803,"date":"2020-03-28T01:22:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T01:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adra.org\/?p=17803"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:18:05","slug":"daily-hope-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/daily-hope-day-9","title":{"rendered":"Daily Hope: Day 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liebe ADRA-Familie,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another Sabbath is upon us, and with it a promise of peace during the storm that surrounds us. Though this global emergency does not include hurricane winds, rising tides, or black clouds, it feels like a storm all the same. We close the windows and lock the door; we fear to step outside; we wonder if we will survive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am reminded of another storm long ago, an event that was so memorable three different men wrote their own account of it. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow when He got into a boat, His disciples followed him,\u201d Matthew tells us. What happens next is agreed upon by Matthew, Mark, and Luke. \u201cAnd suddenly a great tempest arose,\u201d Matthew continues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling,\u201d Mark adds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke agrees: \u201cA windstorm came down on the lake and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their own words, each of the three disciples describes their fear. Each of the three remembers waking Jesus, who was asleep in the boat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDo you not care that we are perishing?\u201d asks Mark. He continues to say: \u201cThen He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, \u2018Peace, be still!\u2019 And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This powerful miracle shocked the disciples. \u201cWho can this be?\u201d Luke wonders. \u201cFor He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this pandemic, some of us may feel that Jesus is asleep at the helm. The world feels out of control. We wonder if there is a plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a plan. Today is Sabbath, a gift from God, and my prayer this Sabbath is that you remember that God is in control. The Savior can command, even <em>rebuke<\/em>, the water and the wind, and He is still in control today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My prayer is that you remember this promise. If you feel fear, or doubt, or anxiety, reflect on his words and find hope: \u201c<strong>Peace, be still!\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00f6ge Gott Sie alle segnen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Sabbath, I encourage you to gather together with those who are in your house, or with a community of friends and family online and discuss the message of today\u2019s Daily Hope. During this crisis, some of us feel a lack of motivation or meaning, especially with so few opportunities to leave the house. May this reflection give you peace and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Think of a time you have felt overwhelmed by \u201cwind and waves\u201d in your life. What were the circumstances and how did Jesus provide you peace?<\/li><li>What are 3 ways you can provide peace to your community, whether at home or online?<\/li><li>We are told that Jesus rebuked the storm. What does that mean to you? How could that apply to this global health crisis?<\/li><li>What does it mean to you to have faith during this \u201cstorm?\u201d<\/li><li>What is your prayer for yourself, your family, and others during this global health crisis?<\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Sabbath is upon us, and with it a promise of peace during the storm that surrounds us. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[774,1079,600],"class_list":["post-17803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-covid-19","tag-crisis","tag-daily-hope"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17803"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46472,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17803\/revisions\/46472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}