by Timothy D Heard

Created on: June 25, 2010

Faith and Hope

As we ‘Sail upon the Sea of Life’, each of us Navigating our ‘Ship’ towards different Ports and Destinations, we all share in common, the ‘Struggle to Remain Afloat’.

Designed and Built of our own Personal Characteristics and Quality, We are the ‘Ships’ of which we ‘Sail’. Many are of Grand Design, but Poor Craftsmanship. Others boast of Strength and Endurance but are lacking in Maintenance of Character. Some are Small and Slow, yet Achieve Great Distance, while many are Large and carry Speed, but ‘frequently fall short’ in ‘Arrivals at Port’. There does not exist, a single Ship, free of Personal Flaws or Inabilities. Nor does there exist, a single Ship, never to Suffer Mechanical Complications or Sustain a Level of Damage, which has not left It on the ‘Verge of Sinking’.

Regardless of Superior or Inferior Qualities and Characteristics, Each and Every ‘Ship’ is susceptible to ‘Failure’ and ‘Times of Storm’. And just the same, Each and Every ‘Ship’ is Equal in Value, and therefore, deemed Equally Worthy of assistance during ‘Times of Trouble’. Sometimes, our Troubles require us to be ‘Rescued’ because we are unable to ‘Save’ ourselves. But with the use of certain Safety Precautions, we are more often able to remain afloat on our own until Help arrives and our Ship is ‘Restored’, and once again, able to continue on Its ‘Journey’.

It is Only because of these ‘Safety Measures’ that so many Ships are not at the ‘Bottom of the Sea’.
These Safety Measures are what we cling to when we feel our Ship beginning to Sink.

They are our ‘Lifeboats’; ‘Faith’ and ‘Hope’.

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