Russell Brand says he found God in the “middle” of Hurricane Milton – despite being hundreds of miles from the eye of the storm.
The controversial comedian and podcaster shared a video message with his followers from Miami , which is 180 miles from Sarasota County where Milton made landfall Wednesday night. Miami was not directly in the storm’s path.
“In the middle of this crazy storm, [it is] worth thinking how the metaphor of the storm affects us all,” he says in the clip.
“Like animals, I think we can feel something unusual is happening and pray for the people in Tampa, Sarasota and all those that are affected elsewhere directly by this.
“I was taught from Matthew that when the Apostles were dealing with a storm Peter first asks when he sees our Lord on the water ‘Is that you’ and you don’t get out of the boat until you know it’s Jesus, until you know it’s the Lord who’s saying ‘yes, come,’ he says yes and you can get out of the boat.
“But unlike Peter when you’re out of the boat you’ve got to keep your eyes fixed on the Lord because if you take your eyes off Jesus the storm could devour you.