February 22, 2010

  • What would you sing...

    Today I heard on my car radio that the high school survivors safely arrived home after their tall ship sank close to the coast of Brazil. Now the stories of what they all went through are coming out.

    In the Globe and Mail I read that the experience was described as "like the Titanic". Students probably have seen the movie and therefore make the comparision. The students compared their experience to that of the Titanic, but the students had a much better ending.  

    I had to think about the Titanic as well. Not because I have seen the movie or can compare, but I heard that these students were singing... and that is a good thing to do, if you find yourself in a difficult situation.

    The people on the Titanic were singing "Nearer My God to Thee" as they faced death. These students were also singing: "One group sang a whole bunch of Disney songs. 'Hakuna Matata' came out one night..." one student recalls.

    What would I, what would you sing, if we would be in such a situation? Disney songs? Or... psalms and hymns? Do we know our psalms and hymns still by heart? A situation such as these students experienced can quickly happen to any one of us, and the ending could be worse... What would you sing?