Titanic (Nearer My God to Thee)
I watched the 1953 version of "Titanic" the other day. As I watched it I was struck by a few things. They were ill-prepared because they wrongfully thought that the ship was unsinkable. Over 1,000 lives were lost that night before ships were lawfully required to have enough lifeboats for all on board. This has always baffled me. The engineers must have known deep down that every boat is sinkable, no matter how large or well-crafted. But their pride got in the way. The designer was on board. How he must have rued the day he did not include enough lifeboats in his design. I thought about how millions of people around the world feel "unsinkable" in their pride. They do not see their need for a "lifeboat," for God's salvation. I thought about how death is the great equalizer. The very wealthy and the poor alike both met their doom that evening. The rich man's wealth couldn't save him. The poor had nothing to lose. When the orchestra pla