but I hope in a way that offers a useful analogy. In Acts 27 we find a graphic account of a shipwreck that Paul experienced on his way to Rome to appear before Caesar. He is under guard. Because of the time of year, Paul warned the centurion that if they put to sea then lives would be lost (Acts 27:9–10). His advice was ignored by both the centurion and the ship’s owner. The ship meets a dreadful storm (Acts 27:13–20). A night came in which the situation seemed hopeless, but Paul had a revelation