A treason at sea

There's this wonderful poem that I love by the band dcTalk, called "There is a treason at sea."  It speaks of a man all alone, in the middle of the ocean, with nothing around him but himself.  He thinks that he is all he needs, that in his solidarity he has found freedom.

But slowly, he realizes that he is not really alone.  There are spiritual forces all around him that he cannot control, cannot evade, cannot escape.  And eventually, he gives up, and slips into the arms of God.  He lets God chart His course, because he has realized that he cannot.  That's what I want to be like.  Not desperately fighting the wind and the waves of life, but fully submerged in the care and love of the Lord.

There is a treason at sea

By dcTalk

I am solo in this world of water  

Only the tip of a sunrise visible  

Like the morning light in a little girl's eyes  

I crave this freedom  I find it only in this little ship  

Just my soul and this bread and butter  

I am comfortable  

But there is a treason at sea.  Is it me?  

It is a wonder, supernatural cover of war  

The dark ones who eternal in damnation grow set about me now  

How they whine and crow  

I am solo in this world of wet  

And bitter is my temperament  

I close the door to sentiment  

And I relish all my youth  

I realize that I am doomed  

Fear of love and fear of you  

But you give me the keys to paradise  

It is you who sympathize  

You and your perfection grow  

I am cradled in your ocean's throw  

I crave your freedom in this little ship  

For you alone can chart my trip  

And like these waves I lose my grip  

And I sink into your arms

Psalm 18:16-19

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.  He rescued me from my powerful enemy,from my foes, who were too strong for me.  They confronted me in the day of my disaster,but the Lord was my support.  He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.