Have you ever been out on a little boat in the ocean when a storm blew in?  This happened to me for the first time recently and it was quite an experience.

We were speeding along on a beautiful sunny day when all of a sudden, huge, dark clouds appeared ahead.   The gal driving the boat kept heading straight for them, even though we didn’t really need to.  We could have easily turned and gone the other direction, but we didn’t.

I thought to myself, She must know something I don’t know. 

Sure enough, we drove right into the middle of a terrible storm.  It got dark.  The rain became so heavy and thick, the driver lost all visibility.  She stopped the boat and threw anchor.

There we sat.

The wind howled.  The cold rain beat down like ice on our faces.  The boat rocked.  We looked at each other and just waited.  Shivering and unsure …