Message from Archbishop Dag Heward-Mills..
The Titanic was presumed to be the largest,
safest and strongest
luxury ship in the world before it embarked
on its disastrous maiden
voyage in April 1912. All kinds of people
were welcomed on the ship
for its first voyage. The rich, the famous, the
elite, women, children,
families and staff of the ship were all happy
to be on board. It was
billed to be the ship that could not sink, but it
did sink on its first
journey from Southampton to New York. This
was one of the
greatest tragedies of all time. After the ship
sank, two lists were
placed on the offices of the White Star (the
company which built the
Titanic).
The list was simple. It had only two sections:
‘LOST’and ‘SAVED’.
People came to read these lists to find out if
their loved ones had
survived. Interestingly, before the journey so
many things were
important. Whether they worked on the ship
or whether they were
on a vacation? Whether they were rich or
poor? Whether they were
millionaires? Whether they were
stockbrokers? Whether they were
in first class or economy class? Whether they
were men or women?
Whether they had a lot of luggage or not?
But after the sinking of the
Titanic none of these things mattered
anymore. Only one thing
mattered- whether they were saved or lost.
Dear friend that is how
Eternity will be. A time will come when none
of the things we have
on this earth will matter. A time will come
when it will not matter
whether you are a man or a woman! A time
will come when it will
not matter whether you are rich or poor!
What will matter is
whether you are ‘LOST’ or ‘SAVED’ on the day
you die and meet
your creator! GIVE YOUR LIFE TO JESUS
TODAY!

A very true saying.