Bless me to weather the storm in my life.

 Bless Me to Overcome the Storm of My Life

A Reflection on Mark 4:39 and Psalm 107:28-30

Bless me to overcome the storm of my life—

The tempest that rages, the thunderous strife.

The winds of fear that howl and shake,

The waves of doubt that threaten to break.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. (Psalm 107:28-29)

The storm may be financial, a crashing sea of debt.

The storm may be relational, where trust has been beset.

The storm may be within me—anxiety, despair,

A hurricane of questions that fill the midnight air.

But You, O Lord, are greater than the tempest and the gale.

You spoke, “Peace, be still,” and the fury could not prevail.

The same voice that calmed Galilee’s deep

Is the voice that whispers over my storm, “Sleep.”

He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. (Mark 4:39)

Bless me not by removing every stormy wind,

But by giving me the strength to rise when I have sinned

Against my own courage, when fear has taken hold.

Bless me with faith that is worth more than gold.

Let me see Your presence in the chaos and the spray.

Let me know You are the anchor when I’m drifting far away.

Bless me to overcome—not by my might, but by Your hand,

To stand upon the Rock when I cannot see the land.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. (Isaiah 43:2)

So I lift my prayer to You, the Master of the sea.

Bless me to overcome the storm of my life. Set me free.

Not from the storm, but through it, with Your peace within my soul,

Until the tempest passes and I reach Your peaceful shoal.

Amen.