Poor disciples. It had been a hard, exhausting day, followed by a near-deadly storm at night, plus the emotional drain of having been rebuked by Jesus for having so little faith. And this was supposed to be their trip to rest and recuperate. We don't know if they left the boat and expected to finally rest, or if by this time they were trepidatious about what shoe was going to fall next. If it was the latter, their nervousness would be justified. Naked, dirty and bloody, and screaming like a banshee demon-possessed guy was not the welcome wagon the Decapolis Chamber of Commerce had been going for
