Edward Wilson's Private Chapel in the Crow's Nest
Story★★★★The explorer Edward Wilson, who was a colleague of both Shackleton and Scott on their polar expeditions, tells how he found the ship’s crow’s nest to be the place where God’s presence was most real. Writing to his wife while with Scott’s expedition he said in one of his letters: “I simply love the crow’s nest — it’s my private chapel. I spend the happiest times imaginable there — alone with God and with you.”
The point
Explorer Edward Wilson found God's presence most real in the ship's crow's nest, his "private chapel." Alone with God and writing to his wife, he found the deepest happiness in prayer and communion with the Almighty in remote, high places.
Scripture
Psalm 27:4Matthew 6:6
Audience
Adults
Tone
Contemplative · Reverent
To tell aloud
under a minute · 75 words