SCRIPTURE: But now I urge you to keep you your courage because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.
OBSERVATION: Sometimes the “vessels” are destroyed, but God protects what needs to remain and continue.
APPLICATION: Sometimes our vessels (institutions, dysfunctions, thought patterns, etc.) have to be broken down and removed. When God is involved, this leads into a new way and a new freedom. Becaues the ship was destroyed, Paul and his fellow travelers encountered the grace of God. Out of chaos, fear, wreckage and destruction everyone was transported into a new place and met the power of God.
PRAYER: Gracious God, please protect your image in each one of us and hold us in the safety of your hands. When life is like a shipwreck and chaos and fear is strong… please show us the way to Hope. Give us the courage to continue and trust in you. I love you. Thank you for so many times you brought me safely out of the shipwrecks of life.
YIELD: Trust God in the shipwrecks.
Life in the Deep End 
Vona: once again your words speak directly to me. Bless you.
Peg Hulit, OM