Ship Builders

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement.

The Super Ship Builder

Sometimes we think of ancient days as woefully primitive. A recent visit to the full scale Noah’s Ark in Williamstown, Kentucky shows the fallacy of not giving early people in ancient   civilizations credit for clever, talented methods to build things and conduct their daily lives. When we departed a bus from the parking lot and walked around the bend for our first glimpse of the replica of Noah’s Ark, all passengers stopped for a collective murmur of astonishment at its immense size. From there, we enjoyed an afternoon viewing the concepts of what life might have been like confined to a large ship with a great multitude of animals. Rows upon rows of pottery jars and bagged straw gave an impressive hint of the magnitude of outfitting such a ship with provisions for a long voyage. The only element of life that the Ark creators didn’t recreate was the odor. It’s easy to image a boatload of big and small animals resulted in overpowering smells that would not be altogether pleasant.

 

Several displays which suggested ways fresh water might be collected and waste products disposed of made fascinating reading. Much was conjecture, but, conjecture was informed by reasoning and research where available. The Bible account tells how God used Noah to save humanity along with animals and seeds needed to sustain life. The center verse of the account of the Ark is Genesis 8:1 says, ‘And God remembered Noah.’ He remembers us also where ever we are adrift on the sea of life. He provided Jesus to be our ark of salvation. During our visit, we were reminded to thank God for the symbol the Ark. It reminds us that God remembers us. It makes us  grateful because it points to the sacrifice of Jesus for our salvation.