You might be tossing about in a sea of despair. You might even feel as if your
life may crash about you and you will never again be healed, whole or happy.
They say Robert Louis Stevenson told the story first. It's worth retelling:
It seems a storm caught a sea-faring vessel off a rocky coast. The wind and
waves threatened to drive the boat to its destruction. In the midst of the
terror, one daring passenger, contrary to orders, made his way across the ship.
Groping along a passageway, he found the pilot house. There he beheld an
intriguing sight; the ship's pilot was lashed to his post. Secure against the
raging elements, he held the wheel fast, turning the ship, inch by inch, once
more out to sea. The pilot saw the watcher and smiled.
The daring passenger found his way below deck where other passengers huddled.
Encouragingly, he said, "I have seen the face of the pilot, and he smiled. All
is well."
There are times we need to hear that. Especially when we feel tossed about by a
raging storm, it helps to remember that the pilot smiles. Can you imagine the
pilot smiling now?
Steve Goodier
lifesupport-subscribe@topica.com
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