Fresh Insights on Ancient Truths

I once found a bottle on the riverbank that contained a little note. At that time, I was maybe seven or eight years old, and my imagination went wild. A bottle with a secret note. Maybe it was a cry for help, maybe a treasure map, or a love letter. It turned out to be none of the above. I learned the note was a chain letter, very popular at that time. You had to send a note to ten people asking them to send a note to ten people, and so on. If you didn't comply, the chain was broken, and the guilt was upon you. I didn't like the idea, so I threw the bottle back into the water. Message in a bottle Message in a bottle, The Police had a hit with that song, which was released in 1979. Some people keep coins, corks, or sand in a jar, mostly as travel keepsakes. I believe the idea comes from the Bible. Psalm 56 was written by David; it is a prayer to God. In verse 8, we can read the following: You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle.  You have ...