January 13,  2022

ANCHORS  AWAY

 

The anchor is a symbol of hope – hope that our ships will  reach shore – hope that we’ll get to our harbor.

 

Faith is the call to pull up anchor and launch out into the deep.

 

Faith is the call to leave all – lift our anchor – and our nets – and to  set sail with the carpenter.

 

Faith is a journey  - a voyage – to the other side – to what we can’t see – into the unknown – sailing through the eye of the needle – into the great unknown.

 

Then in the middle of trip – in the middle of a storm – Jesus is sleeping through it all.  Jesus is sleeping while we are afraid and awake. What about his promise to be with us all days – even to the end of the world?

 

Anchors away.

 

The history of the world for many is a history of migration and movement, pulling stakes and anchors – and seeing sail for newer shores.

 

Taking a risk – trying something new – entering a new field – that’s the stuff of adventure – discovery.

 

Leaving home for college – for the military – for a new job – in a far country – can be a scary question.

 

Death is the ultimate voyage.  We take nothing with us. We swim naked into the great unknown – plunged into the dark waters  - tossed by the great waves – surrounded by all those others who also died that day.

 

Faith is the only anchor.  Faith is our hope. Jesus went before us and in these days – this Jonah arrived on the shore of eternity – the Risen One – still with us all days.

  

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2022