The sleep of Jesus, in the midst of that tempest, which came on a sudden on the little vessel in which his disciples were crossing the sea of Tiberias, may teach us to be calm and quiet under any trial, however heavy, that we may be placed in. In your patience ye shall possess your souls. Let this be as a rule to us. Our Lord knows the minutest circumstances that befall us. We are always under His eye and care, and so long as we keep there before Him in humble believing prayer, we are safe, and all things shall work together for our good. He will wake up for our help, when He sees it best for us to be freed from any trial. This life is a sea soon crossed; calm and storm alternate during our passage, but the soul that has Christ cannot be wrecked and need not fear. I sleep (says the bride in the Canticles), i.e., calm and quiet in trials, and my heart watcheth for the voice of my beloved knocking; praying in the spirit, watching unto prayer, to learn the will of God in the trial, and profit by it. I will hear (says David) what the Lord God, will speak in me; for He will speak peace unto His people, and unto His saints, and unto them that are converted to the heart. Blessed result of calm and patient endurance of trial. Oh, good Jesus (let your prayer be), work it in us.
- text taken from Daily Bread - Bring a Few Morning Meditations for the Use of Catholic Christians by Father Richard Waldo Sibthorp