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The Storm on the sea of Galilee

I had the privilege of going to Jerusalem on a pilgrimage in 1998. The last century… I was with a group from Scotland. They spoke funny! We were crossing the sea of Galilee. It was very calm when we got on the boat. As soon as we cast off a strong wind blew down on us… a very strong wind. I was in the bow of the boat with a priest from Texas. He spoke funny too! We were in the bow of the boat getting soaked by the storm. Drenched from head to toe and laughing… we were making up words to popular Anglican hymns. At one point, as if on que, we both put up and hands and in a loud voice said, peace be still… And it got worse….

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