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01-29-2007, 10:20 AM
Correcting One's Course
"Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction."1
The following story has been around on the email for a while, but it stands repeating. It is reported to be an actual radio conversation of a U.S. naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995.
Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.
Canadians: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.
Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.
Canadians: No, I say again, you divert YOUR course.
Americans: This is THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN. The second largest ship in the United States Atlantic fleet. we are accompanied by three destroyers, three cruisers and numerous support vessels.
I demand that YOU change YOUR course 15 degrees north, that's one five degrees north, or counter measures will be taken to ensure the safety of this ship.
Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please help me not to be carried away with my own importance, never blame others for my problems, and always be open to correction and guidance. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen."
1. 2 Timothy 4:2
--Daily Encounter
"Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction."1
The following story has been around on the email for a while, but it stands repeating. It is reported to be an actual radio conversation of a U.S. naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995.
Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.
Canadians: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.
Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.
Canadians: No, I say again, you divert YOUR course.
Americans: This is THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN. The second largest ship in the United States Atlantic fleet. we are accompanied by three destroyers, three cruisers and numerous support vessels.
I demand that YOU change YOUR course 15 degrees north, that's one five degrees north, or counter measures will be taken to ensure the safety of this ship.
Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please help me not to be carried away with my own importance, never blame others for my problems, and always be open to correction and guidance. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen."
1. 2 Timothy 4:2
--Daily Encounter