What a subject for thought was the broad, grand Pacific Ocean! In appearance it was the very opposite of pacific; it was madness and fury. As we take a surface view of the water, nothing seems so utterly unmanageable, so completely without law or order, as the great deep. But God’s law is obeyed by the ocean. He balances the waters and marks their bed. As I looked at the heavens above and the waters beneath, I inquired: “Where am I? Where am I going? Nothing but the boundless waters around me. How many have thus embarked upon the waters and never again seen the green fields or their happy homes! They were dropped into the deep as a grain of sand, and thus ended their lives.” {4T 287.3}

Hvilke stof til eftertanke gav ikke det vide store Stillehavsocean?! I optræden var det meget modsat det "stille hav"; det var vanvittigt og rasende. Idet vi ser hen over vandene, synes intet andet så uhåndterligt, så fuldstændig uden lov og orden, som det store dyb. Men oceanet adlyder Guds lov. Han bringer vandene i balance og markerer deres underlag. Idet jeg så på himlene ovenover og vandene neden under, spurgte jeg: "Hvor er jeg? Hvor skal jeg hen? Intet andet end tøjlefrie vande er omkring mig. Hvor mange har således taget ud på vandene og aldrig igen set de grønne marker (288) eller deres lykkelige hjem! De blev kastet ned i dybet som et sandskorn og således endte deres liv."