Trafalgar Day Sermon. On the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Lord Nelson
KEEPING THE MAST UPRIGHT What Nelson Can Teach Us About Faith and Duty A sermon preached in All Saints , Burnham Thorpe , the birthplace of Lord Nelson It is astonishing that there is a monument in the centre of a square that is known all around the world in the centre of London to a local boy born in Burnham Thorpe. And he would have spent more time than he probably would have wanted to in this building (where Nelson's father was the vicar)! Admiral Horatio Nelson, Trafalgar Square Nelson was not perfect. Far from it. He made big mistakes. I’m listening to the podcast, ‘ The Rest is History ’ about his life. It is fantastic and I do recommend it. I’ve just heard about the session of the disaster at Naples , he was spectacularly unfaithful to Fanny and quite cruel to her, and he was not the humblest of people – he liked people to praise him. Having said that, there was quite a bit for people to praise! Isaiah 33:23 states, “Your rigging hangs loose. It cannot hold the mast firm ...