The Lighthouse And The Navy
IllustrationStory★★★★October 1995 Conversation between U.S. Naval ship and Canadian authorities off the coast of New Found land. CA: Please divert your course to the S. to avoid collision. US: You divert your course 15 degrees to the N. to avoid collision.
CA: Negative you divert your course 15 to the S. to avoid collision. US: This is the captain of a U.S. Navy ship, I say again divert your course. CA: No, I say again, you divert your course.
US: This is the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, the 2nd largest ship in the Atlantic fleet. We are accompanied with: 3 destroyers, 3 cruisers and numerous support vessels. I demand that you change your course 15 degrees N. I say again that’s one five degrees N. or counter measures will be taken to ensure the safety of this ship.
CA: This is a lighthouse. Your call! The Bible is the lighthouse that directs our paths and leads us through the darkness of this world.
Also attributed to: Louis Torres
The point
A U.S. Navy carrier demanding a lighthouse change course learns from the immovable lighthouse; metaphor for God's Word as our unwavering guide through darkness.
Alternate wording
The Lighthouse and the Navy143 words
October 1995: Conversation between an U.S. Naval ship and
Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland.
CA: Please divert your course to the south to avoid collision.
US: You divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid
collision.
CA: Negative, you divert your course 15 to the south to avoid
collision.
US: This is the captain of a U.S. Navy ship, I say again divert
your course.
CA: No, I say again, you divert your course.
US: This is the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, the second
largest ship in the Atlantic fleet. We are accompanied with three
destroyers, three cruisers, and numerous support vessels. I demand
that you change your course 15 degrees north. I say again that’s
one five degrees north or countermeasures will be taken to ensure
the safety of this ship.
CA: This is a lighthouse. Your call!