Chaplains on the River

Last week, the waters in the channel near Houston were covering over low roads, like this one where DeZavalla Road normally passes over a channel inlet.  Here, the waters from the inlet were covering the road, so that I couldn’t see how deep it was. 

On this day, I turned around and took an alternate route.  The next day, the road was visible under the water, so my little car and I waded through. 

Mariners are used to navigating the waters every day, so this little bit of water probably doesn’t look like much to you.  It gives me an appreciation for what you do, working long hours and long days, in wind and rain and sometimes snow and ice.  You know that sometimes, just as I had to turn my car around and take another route that day to get to my destination, often you will wait and watch for the weather and conditions to get better before you can continue on.