On Angel’s Wings

“For He Himself is our peace…”  Ephesians 2:14

All the check had been done and redone.  I listened to the captain and the deck hand’s instructions.  I did not know what to expect except that I would be lifted 400 feet into the air over endless ocean.  Yet before I even completed that thought, the boat accelerated, and my friend and I were lifted off the back of the boat.  Legs dangling and a scream caught in my throat, I felt my body soar higher into the sky, the boat becoming small.  Higher and higher we climbed into the blue. Every nerve ending in my body was alive, and my wrist ached from the intense grip I held on the straps.  As the tether unfurled more, I began to wonder if I was about to float off into space.  Finally, we met our maximum altitude, the climb stopped, and we simply hung in the air.  Floating, carefree, gently swaying as if on Angel’s wings. 

              Sometimes, I forget how big God is and how wonderful is his creation.  I get into the mud and mire of my life and I can’t seem to see past the problems, worries and issues.  I forget to lift my face to heaven and seek him.

              Dangling in the air above it all, there was a peaceful silence I have never experienced before.  I could see for miles endless ocean and the sharp line of the horizon.  In those seven to eight minutes, I was reminded that we need to be looking up not down.  And we need to be looking forward.

              I know that your life has many issues right now.  You are facing difficult decisions and uncertainty.  Maybe it is time to step back and look above it all. 

              Typist for Jesus