The disciples had forgotten that each time we set out on a journey it is an act of trust. Were the disciples really thinking about the risks as they set out that evening in the small boat? Perhaps the presence of Jesus made them believe that nothing could harm them. Jesus is able to see the storm in a different light. He lives His life as one of constant trust in His heavenly Father, and when the storm blows up He places His trust completely in His Father. This is why He asks the disciples why they have no faith.
We might think that the disciples would have learned their lesson: to see the need to live each moment of life placing their trust in God, particularly when things are most desperate. Jesus sleeps because He trusts in His Father; however, the disciples sleep because they are oblivious to what is about to happen. If we lack trust in God, then either we live our lives in constant terror, or we find ways to blot our our fears.
In His death on the cross Jesus Christ takes all our fears upon Himself, and restores us to a relationship of trust in His Father. This does not mean we have no more fears, but it does enable us to live our lives with the assurance that the Father will raise up with His Son those who trust in Him. We can be like the disciples setting out in the boat. We can be oblivious to the fragility of life, to the risks that surround us. When something happens that throws us off balance we can become overwhelmed by fears. All we took for granted seems to be threatened, like a boat in a storm. At such times we are called to place our trust in God, but we cannot do this ourselves. It is Jesus Christ who enables us to trust in His Father. He takes our fears on himself, and brings us the hope of new life.