Before his conversion, St. Paul had to be the classic case of someone going at top speed in the wrong direction. His experience also shows that such a life can be turned around through Christ, Truth.
The course load or client load, the list of chores, projects, and assignments, can get us going before dawn and keep us going after dusk. But in all our efforts to accomplish more, we need the light of divine Spirit, which can only be gained through prayer.
We may need to be more watchful of mental pollutants—such as anger, revenge, hatred—in our environment, but we don't need to fear them. Divine Love is their antidote.
At first the woman was primarily praying for physical healing. But soon she was also praying in support of greater lawfulness and purity in the way people approached the environment.
The authority to still the storms of daily life is found in God. It is as effective today as it was when Christ Jesus relied on God's power to quiet the storm on the Sea of Galilee.
