Jordan - Acts 27

"Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and set it adrift" (vs 32).  Sometimes you just got to let go and let God.  There is only so much a sailor can do in the midst of a storm.  The first thing you do is stop sailing, lower your sails and drop anchor to keep your boat from being completely at the mercy of the storm.  Then, outside of putting out more drag, you just hunker down.  (If there are any sailors out there reading this, please correct me.)  In times when things just feel out of your control, that's where God is.  But a lot of the times, unless God intervenes directly, it takes someone to tell you that you aren't alone.  God told Paul not to fear, and Paul had to convey that message to sailors to remind them that this was out of their control and that God had greater plans.

Paul goes one step further and breaks bread with the sailors.  Communing in the time of trial is so powerful.  Many people associate good times and good feelings with eating with friends and family.  There is a reason there are things called "comfort food."  The act of sitting and nourishing ones body when all seems lost proves to ones self that there is a tomorrow and we should be full of life when that day comes.