The City of Ottawa, a...
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The City of Ottawa, a ship built to commemorate the birthday of Queen Victoria
in 1860, lies broken and submerged in a harbor in Wales. The ship served as a cargo ship
for fifty years, sailing from England to Australia, Asia, South Africa, the United States,
and other countries before it ran aground on a sandbar in the Welsh harbor of Rhyl Foryd
in 1906. There she has remained for over a century. During low tide, her skeletal remains
become visible, and she has become a popular tourist attraction for visitors to Wales. But
now, archaeologists would like to raise the remains of the ship from its watery grave,
restore it, and display it in Quebec City where it was made.
In baptism, we are plunged into a watery grave and raised from it with new life. There is no need for restoration; we are re-created in the process of our burial and resurrection with Christ.
In baptism, we are plunged into a watery grave and raised from it with new life. There is no need for restoration; we are re-created in the process of our burial and resurrection with Christ.
