Alternative Gospel Accounts

Matthew 8:23-27

Mark 4:35-41

What new or different information do you learn in each gospel account?

Related Scriptures

Matthew 14:22-33 & Mark 6:45-52 & John 6:16-21 — Jesus walks on water

What additional information do you learn about trusting Jesus in the storm in these passages?

Prayer & Meditation

“[The] slow, cathartic act of writing your life down is grounding, a tether for the soul in the hurricane of the modern world…The point is to slow down long enough to observe your life from the outside.”

— John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

• What is your reaction to Comer’s statement?

• Think a bit about how you typically handle life’s storms. Do you try to handle things yourself or ask for help from your support system? Do you try to distract or anesthetize yourself?

• What impact would journaling have on you as you live through these storms? What would be the benefit of being able to ‘view your life from the outside?’