SOUTH by E. Shackleton

How important a foundation is for our feet, came to me again, while reading the book SOUTH by Ernest Shackleton.

The men were drifting on an ice floe, and I am reading about the longing that filled their hearts. What was the longing? To find solid earth under their feet. I did not think too much about it.

But when I turned the page and read again about their increasing desire, I listened carefully and actually felt with them. What was their increasing desire in any case? It was to get firm ground under their feet.

Why do I feel with them? My heart also longs for a solid footing, and it is a joy to tell you about my solid footing. First Corinthians 3:11 is a Bible verse I know from memory:

“FOR NO ONE CAN LAY ANY FOUNDATION OTHER THAN THE ONE ALREADY LAID, WHICH IS JESUS CHRIST.”