Quoteboard: At Port or At Sea?

“The ship is safest when it is in port.  But that’s not what ships were made for.” 
                                                                                                                                -  Paulo Coelho

     There is a time to harbor and rest.  And then there is a time to set sail and face the pounding surf.  It would seem much easier to sit at the port in a static state of comfort and ease.  It's much hard to follow the compass into a land-less horizon.  Such sailing is risky and perilous.  Lest we should tremble with fear, know that the Great Commission (Matt. 28:19-20) and Great Commandment (Matt. 22:37-39) demand the dangerous.  Love takes us into open seas that require the sailor to be relentless and tenacious, courageous and brave.  Sail boldly, for you know the harbor from which you depart and the Captain who leads on.