Jay and I watched The Guardian this weekend with our friends Aaron and Tabitha.  It is about rescue swimmers with the Coast Guard who jump in to the Bering Sea out of helicopters to save people from sinking boats and huge waves.  Insane. I never knew a profession like that existed.

The movie reminded me of a story I heard when I was younger of a Christian man who used to be a Buddhist. He was on a quest for truth when he had a dream that rocked him to the core. In the dream he was in a stormy ocean, close to drowning and calling out for help.  Way in the distance he saw Buddha running along the shore, yelling out instructions on how to stay afloat and swim back to safety.

But his energy was failing him.  No matter how hard he tried to follow the instructions he could not. Wave after wave pushed him under.  His body started to cramp.  He finally lost all hope as his body submerged and he felt himself sinking into the depths.

All of a sudden, someone grabbed him and pulled him to the surface.  He gasped for air and felt his body being pulled toward the shore.

It was Jesus.

In this guy’s dream, Buddha had merely yelled out instructions while Jesus had jumped in and rescued him.  He finally understood that while other ‘truths’ had offered instructions on how to live perfectly, Jesus recognized that it was impossible and came to die on the Cross Himself.

What a testimony.

Do you feel like you are drowning in a storm? Place your trust in the one who rescues. He will not let you drown.

Michelle