In the Same Boat

by an Old Disciple of Jesus Christ

“…there was none other boat there, save that one where into his disciples were entered…”~Jn. 6:22

I think it’s about time some out there in la-la land wake up to the fact that we are all in the same boat. To listen to the complaints of these elitist, you’d think they were the only ones who ever experienced tough times. Hey, Mr. and Mrs. Narcissist, we too, are  part of a fallen and hurting humanity.

I like the way witty G.K. Chesterton puts it, “Not only are we all in the same boat, but we are all sea sick.” Have you never read texts that speak of “common temptations,” “like passions,” and “one blood?” As my younger daughter used to say, when a child, “We’re same-alikes.

Same can mean in likeness, yet not necessarily identical. For example, a migraine headache and severe earache are not identical twins, but are the same in family likeness. That is, both are the same in causing great pain. Therefore, it is ludicrous to tell me of your splitting headache as I am reeling in agony with an earache. “Every man shall bear his own burden.

And just how should this be applied to our lives? Before we put our burdens on some other poor soul, first consider, their wagon may be overloaded already. Even to the breaking point.

“Never put more of a burden on a person than they already have.”~

Dr. Joe Henry Hankins

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