Rev’d boy’s Thought of the Day

The Church is more like a sailboat than a powerboat. A powerboat goes straight to where the Captain wants it to go.  A sailboat, however, is propelled by the wind.  The Church as a sailboat, propelled by the winds of the Holy Spirit, does not head towards the fulfilment of her mission in a straight shot.  Rather, she sometimes must tack one way then the other in a zig-zag kind of fashion, sometimes appearing to fall behind, or stall or even move forward.  However, in every instance, she inexorably moves towards the fulfilment of the mission.