The scene upon the water makes me think of the story in Luke’s Gospel when Jesus, exhausted from preaching, healing and meeting the people of Galilee, set out in a boat under the care of his disciples. Exhausted as he was, he soon fell asleep putting his life and wellbeing into the hands of at least four experienced Galilean fishermen.
The story then tells us that the next thing that happened was that a storm erupted, throwing the crew into confusion and causing them to shout to Jesus: ‘Master, Master, we’re going to drown!’
But what happened before that? What happened in the bit that we are not told about, the bit between Jesus falling asleep and being wakened by the chorus of fearful voices?