We all know of JFK and Dealy Plaza in Dallas, 1963.
A man many honored as a visionary in American politics was taken from us before his time.
How many of us know of JFK, Jr. and Martha’s Vinyard, 1999?
John Kennedy, Jr, the son of the assassinated American President, was flying at night with his wife and her sister to Martha’s Vinyard off the coast of Massachusetts when he disappeared from the radar.
Knowledgeable reports say he set his receiver off by one number and likely failed to receive confirmation from the airport on Martha’s Vineyard that he was nearing his destination. His plane bypassed the airport and hit the sea with his destination directly behind him.
Philippians 4:8 tells us:
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
Kennedy was a successful publisher, businessman, and hero to many. He had over 300 hours of flight time, including 55 at night. A tragic miscalculation, just a slip of the fingers, and he was lost at sea.
No matter how successful we appear to be, an errant train of thought is all it takes to divert us off course and to land us where there is no hope of survival.
Whatever is true, whatever is honorable … commendable, excellent, worthy of praise … let us think on these.
Let’s aim high, think on the good things, keep our goal before us. Let’s maintain our dial tuned in to Christ, and we will reach our destination every time.
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