Jesus is not far away
In Mark 4 Jesus gets into a boat with His squad and says, “Let us go across to the other side (of the Sea of Galilee).” That sounds good but then an epic storm comes up. The winds are described as a “hurricane” type force and the boat starts to fill up with water. The men in the boat, the disciples, feared for their lives and some were experienced boatmen. In other words, this was not their first rodeo. They were in a crisis; a storm was between them and getting to where Jesus said they were going. Sound familiar?