For a long time we might think we are safe and are standing on the shore. Who needs a boat then? Nobody except a traveler.
But live long enough and as the expression says "Shit happens".
We find ourselves overwhelmed by life. We get sick, someone we know and love gets sick or even dies. An accident, a tragedy, we loose our job or our home. The unexpected happens to us and we feel thrown into the waves. We try treading water and it works for awhile but not always or forever.
We find ourselves deep in the ocean, far from shore. We either look for help or we give up.
If we know about boats and we see one, we climb in.
During a storm the boat doesn't prevent us from getting
tossed about on the waves; we might even get thrown
overboard. But if we have faith in the boat
we climb in and hold on.
Faith