God, as storms prepare to devastate the land of Haiti and its people, I cry out to you.

I beg for your mercy to spare the lives of people, to protect their homes, to comfort hearts.

In the past, you simply said, “Peace, be still,” and a storm stopped.

I ask that you would do it again today.

Help Haiti. Bring peace. Still the storm.

As only you can.

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²³ Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. ²⁴ Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. ²⁵The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”

 ²⁶ He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.

 ²⁷ The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

-Mark 8:23-27