Despair seizes them, and they call again; but there is no answer save the shrieking of the angry blast. Has the Master deserted them? Has he walked away upon the foam-capped billows and left them to their fate? They remembered that he had once walked upon the water to come and rescue them from death. Has he now given them up to the fury of the tempest? They search for him distractedly, for they can do no more to save themselves. The storm has so increased that all their efforts to manage the ship are vain; in Jesus is their only hope. Presently a flash of lightning reveals him fast asleep, undisturbed amid the noise and confusion. {2SP 308.1}

Fortvivlelse griber dem. De kalder igen, men der kommer intet svar uden stormens hylen. Har Mesteren forladt dem? Har han gået bort på de skummende bølger og overladt dem til deres skæbne? De søger ivrig efter ham; thi de kan slet ikke gøre mere til deres frelse. Stormen har tiltaget og raser så stærkt, at alle deres bestræbelser for at styre skibet er forgæves, og Jesus er deres eneste håb. Pludselig oplyses mørket af en lynstråle, der viser dem Jesus, som sov hårdt uden at lade sig forstyrre af stormen og bølgernes larm.