He wrote them down, and they have since become a well-beloved hymn: When peace like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll- Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to know It is well, it is well with my soul. 1 As Horatio thought about his daughters, words of comfort and hope filled his heart and mind. At one point during his voyage, the captain of the ship, aware of the tragedy that had struck the Spafford family, summoned Horatio to tell him that they were now passing over the spot where the shipwreck had occurred. What shall I do?” Horatio immediately set sail for England. Upon arriving in England, she sent a telegram to her husband that began: “Saved alone. More than 200 people lost their lives, including all four of Horatio Spafford’s precious daughters. However, while crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the ship was involved in a terrible collision and sunk. Thinking a vacation would do his family some good, he sent his wife and four daughters on a ship to England, planning to join them after he finished some pressing business at home. Around the same time, his beloved four-year-old son died of scarlet fever. He was a successful attorney and real estate investor who lost a fortune in the great Chicago fire of 1871. So how can we find peace amid such turbulence? Horatio Spafford knew something about life’s unexpected challenges.

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