He Sleeps is Storms

In Have a Little Faith, author Mitch Albom relates a story his rabbi once told.

A man seeks employment on a farm. He hands his letter of recommendation to his new employer. It reads simply, “He sleeps in a storm.”

The owner is desperate for help, so he hires the man.

Several weeks pass, and suddenly, in the midst of the night, a powerful storm rips through the valley.

Awakened by the swirling rain and howling wind, the owner leaps out of bed. He calls for his hired hand, but the man is sleeping soundly.

So, he dashes off to the barn. He sees, to his amazement, that the animals are secure with plenty of feed.

He runs out to the field. He sees the bales of wheat have been bound and are wrapped with tarpaulins.

He races to the silo. The doors are latched and the grain is dry.

And then he understands. “He sleeps in a storm.”

We need to understand what the farmer did. We need to know what the disciples learned. And we need to do what Jesus did.

But what did he do? What allows someone to sleep through a storm?

Before the hired hand slept he did everything necessary to prepare. And then he trusted the outcome to someone else. That what Jesus did. He worked. Then he rested. So should we.

Instead of panic, we need peace. Peace that comes from doing all we can, all we should, and then trusting God to do what we can’t—which is prevent storms.

We can’t stop them. They come to everyone’s life. Sooner or later, suddenly a terrible storm will rise. You won’t see it until it’s too late. So prepare now for the inevitable. Protect your family. Shelter your assets. Provide for the future. If you do, you’ll learn what the disciples did.

The storm will cease.

There is nothing to fear.

We can be calm.

He sleeps in storms.