and they entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.

 The essence of the Christian life is a new relationship to God, a relationship offered by him and made possible by the revelation which Jesus gave us of him, a relationship which issues in that service, purity and trust which are the reflection of God. This is the work which God wishes us and enables us to perform. 