Imagine, my friends, a sailboat on a stormy sea...the waves swelling, the skies darkening, fear rising in the sailor's heart... and contemplate these words of today's saint - Saint Antony of the Desert (251-356 A.D.):

"Truly, my beloved, you know that when there is a fair wind, the captain of the ship boasts; but it is in the time of violent adverse winds that every skilled captain is revealed."

What stormy seas are you facing today in your life? We place our trust in God above all, but sometimes He doesn't show Himself. He wants us to demonstrate our love and faithfulness (our spiritual nautical skills?) by remaining on course even when (especially when) it's most difficult. 

As a meme on Pinterest says about God not answering us in times of trouble, "Don't you know that the teacher is always silent during a test?"