We, Men

We, men, are but little boys playing with toy boats in the bathtub. Until we waken to the harsh weather and the many days at sea, until we row and sail through strong gales and heaving waves of surf and foam, until we open our weary eyes and lift our heavy heads to see the vast ocean blue in wondrous fear and amazement, just then, just then, we may begin our ascent into manhood. For a man sees all this and knows how very small he truly is. He knows how unbearable life is when lived alone. A man trusts in the Son of God, the man Christ Jesus, who commands the wind and the waves because if he does not, he must either sink or go on playing with toy boats in his bathtub. So now, men, let us go out to sea and cast our bread upon the waters, lest we tarry too long in a wash basin.