When evening came, Jesus was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. And early in the morning Jesus came walking toward them on the sea. (From Mt 14:22-33 ) Chesuncook Lake, the third-largest lake in Maine, is approximately 22 miles long, 1–4 miles wide, and about 150 feet deep. As Scoutmaster, I was leading older scouts on a canoe trip on Chesuncook because it qualified as High Adventure 50-mile trip. On the second day, the wind became strong threatening to swamp the canoe in the widest, deepest part of the lake. The solution to staying afloat was having the scout in the bow, paddle hard and using a cross-bow stroke. The unmotivated scout just didn't feel like it. Until God sent the wind catching the canoe, turning it sideways, broadsiding the canoe with a wave drenching us in cold water. Suddenly, the Holy Spirit inspired the scout to "feel like it". There's a deeper story in the...