In the midst of rescue, recovery and clean up efforts following the tragic Italian cruise ship accident, it seems like people are intrigued by this "tale of two captains" saga. On one hand, we have the ship's captain who is under house arrest after acting recklessly by steering too close to an island, tearing a whole in the side of the ship causing it to take on water and tip over, and then abandoning ship in a lifeboat before making sure that all passengers and crew were safely off the ship and accounted for. On the other hand, we have the Coast Guard officer who has become the instant hero for demanding that the ship's captain do the right thing by going back on board to fulfill his responsibilities.
I don't know where the Coast Guard officer was barking out his demands from, but I'm pretty sure that he wasn't in danger himself when he was giving his "courageous" instructions to get back to the sinking ship. It can be too easy to call one a brave hero and another a cowardly villain without having walked in their shoes or tread in that water.
While it is pretty easy to play Monday morning quarterback and even jump on the pile with everyone who is attacking the ship's captain for being a coward, I see this as a good time to take a look in the mirror . . . and ask God to give me the courage to always do the right thing ( not just the easy thing ) in every situation, no matter how difficult it may be.
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