The Sleep of Death
Story★★★★I read some time ago of a vessel that had been off on a whaling voyage and had been gone about three years. I saw the account in print somewhere lately, but it happened a long time ago. The father of one of those sailors had charge of the lighthouse, and he was expecting his boy to come home. It was time for the whaling vessel to return. One night there came up a terrible gale, and this father fell asleep, and while he slept his light went out. When he awoke he looked toward the shore and saw there had been a vessel wrecked.
The point
A lighthouse keeper's failure to maintain his light during a gale results in a ship wreck. A tragedy showing the weight of responsibility and the consequences of neglect.
Scripture
Matthew 5:14-16
Audience
Adults
Tone
Solemn · Cautionary · Tragic
To tell aloud
under a minute · 105 words