“When you have experienced the power of the sea and storms at night it makes you open to something beyond the secular world.
“It is not difficult to have faith-based conversations”.
Describing his own faith, Lee explains, “When I am outside on a ship or a boat at night, I look at the night sky and I don’t have any doubts at all. It confirms my faith. I can see God in the stars; I can see His power and His love.”
It is at those times, Lee says, that he remembered the verses from Psalm 107: ‘Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; they saw the deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works in the deep.’
Lee is currently on placement at Oldhams Church in Bolton, completing his studies at St. Mellitus College and will be ordained as Deacon in July.
“When you have experienced the power of the sea and storms at night it makes you open to something beyond the secular world.”
After a 22-year career at sea, Captain Lee Higson is training as an Ordinand with @DioManchester.https://t.co/jiplwex6xk
— The Church of England (@churchofengland) June 1, 2021