We have been underway now for about 3 weeks. We still have some time to go before we get to head home. While I have only been here since February, I have definitely spent more time at sea than I have spent on land. The sea is something that affects each person in a different way. When you look outside and see nothing but water in all directions, it can be very overwhelming.
For many the sea is a dreadful overpowering force. It makes one feel so small and insignificant to think about the power of water and how we have no control over where it goes or what it does. Its been known to swallow whole civilizations in a single night and yet leave something unscathed. Almost like tornadoes that I grew up with only on a much bigger scale. It has been known to drive many to a cabin fever like attitude. Being stuck on a ship with only the people you left with for 3 months and no land can drive many people mad. Believe me, I have seen many sailors have nervous breakdowns apart from family and no place of their own to hide.
For me however, the sea has a very calming affect. I am less afraid of being at sea than I am of flying in an airplane across the oceans. There is a rhythm and routine about life at sea. God is very kind in knowing that I love when life finds that rhythm. There is a scene in the movie "Shawshank Redemption" talking about the Pacific ocean. Tim Robbin's character says, "The pacific ocean has no memory." There are so many spiritual things that could come out of that statement. God says he will cast my sins as far as the east is from the west and remember them no more. The pacific ocean is so vast that you will never look at the same water twice. I find that to be truely beautiful. Every day is a new adventure when on the open ocean, as you are always finding new territory to explore. God is truly great in all his creation is He not? Some day I hope to see it all.
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