Ten years ago, hurricane Juan blasted the Maritime Provinces, causing great havoc and loss of life. Among those who went through it was a young woman trying to reach home during the storm. As she neared her residence, tree littered streets made it impossible her to take her car any further. As she attempted to walk, a group of students saw her and shouted, “Wires are down” danger.” They then invited the woman to take refuge with them for the rest of the night as the storm raged. “Now” she says, “My attitude toward storms has changed. I pack up, and hunker down.” And life storms can also be terrifying. The Psalmist wrote of them, “They cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He stilled the storm….it grew calm and He guided them to their desired haven.” And the hymn-writer asks, “Will your anchor hold in the storms of life ?” Only when we have Christ, the anchor of souls, in our lives are we ready to say “yes” with confidence.

Pastor Alex Rockwell