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Two people scuba diving underwater, wearing goggles and air tanks, smiling and making hand gestures while floating just above the ocean floor with coral and sea plants in the background.

Called by the Ocean — and by God

Ever since I was about fourteen, I felt the ocean calling me. The peace I experienced standing by the shore was unlike anything else. It was not the comfort of home or even the joy of music. It was deeper. When I was near the water, everything else in my world faded away, and I felt a stillness that I could not explain. What I did not realize then was that the peace I felt was not just from the ocean. It was from God Himself. Through the waves, the tides, and the endless hori