Frank Graeff, the Methodist minister who wrote the hymn...
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Frank Graeff, the Methodist minister who wrote the hymn, "Does Jesus Care?" normally was an upbeat person, and in fact he often was called the "Sunshine Minister." But later in life Graeff endured a number of heartbreaks that plunged him into deep depression. At length, he came out of this period of despair and was able to write the hymn that included these words: "O Yes, He cares; I know he cares; / His heart is touched with my grief; / When the days are weary, the long nights dreary, / I know my Savior cares." He was able to answer his own question, "Does Jesus Care?" with a resounding, "Yes."
The disciples in Mark's account of their harrowing experience in the midst of a storm on the Sea of Galilee also doubted that Jesus cared for them, when they sought to awaken him crying out "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" But Jesus granted them the "peace" that he still grants to those who trust him.
The disciples in Mark's account of their harrowing experience in the midst of a storm on the Sea of Galilee also doubted that Jesus cared for them, when they sought to awaken him crying out "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" But Jesus granted them the "peace" that he still grants to those who trust him.
