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Calming the Storm

My three-year-old niece is beginning to understand that she can trust Jesus in any situation. This became evident one night as she prayed before bedtime during a thunderstorm. She pressed her hands together, closed her eyes, and said: “Dear Jesus, I know You’re here with us. I know You love us. And I know that the storm will stop when You tell it to stop.”I suspect she had recently heard the story of Jesus and the disciples as they crossed the Sea of Galilee. It’s the one