There are countless stories of individuals whose lives have been spared in the midst of horrific storms. One such individual is Jonah, the prophet in the Old Testament. Called by God to preach judgment against the mighty Assyrian capital city of Ninevah, Jonah instead chose to run in the opposite direction. The ship he was on was caught in a terrible storm at sea, and his life - and the lives of the other people on board - was spared only when Jonah instructed them to throwh him overboard. Reluctantly, they did so. There was another whose life was sacrificed, and that is Jesus, who willingly gave his life on the cross for our sins. In difficult and challenging storms of life, Jesus invites us to cry out to him. In his mercy, e hears and helps.