Peace, Be Still
Original retelling inspired by Mark 4:35–41; not a verbatim Bible translation.

This is a gentle retelling of Mark, chapter four, verses thirty-five through forty-one.
As evening settled over the lake, Jesus invited his disciples to cross to the other shore.
They left the crowd behind. The boat moved into the twilight, and Jesus rested at the stern, his head upon a cushion.
Then the wind rose. Waves washed across the boat, and the disciples grew afraid.
They woke him, asking whether he cared that they were in danger.
Jesus stood and spoke to the wind and the water.
Peace. Be still.
The wind fell away. Where the waves had risen, there was now a great calm.
Jesus asked his friends why fear had overcome their faith.
They looked at one another in wonder. Who was this, that even the wind and sea obeyed him?
The lake was quiet. Jesus was with them. And the boat floated onward beneath the evening sky.