The eagle gathers herself for only a moment. Then she spreads her wings. Can you hear the powerful whoosh, the strength of those wings as she launches herself into the wide-open atmosphere?
The hardest part is the liftoff, when she needs strong muscles to leave the ground. Then she can seek out the sky’s currents.
Everything appears different from this new perspective. To stay on the ground limits vision. So much can be seen once the eagle lifts off.
Don’t stay on the ground, my love. That choice feels safe in your grief but it obscures your view.
Please: no more hiding in the bushes. Find the courage to talk to others, to participate, to join where once you would have laid low.
You will be exposed, but you have strength like an eagle when you trust in me.
Don’t fear the open skies. Take flight in the strength I give you.
Soar.
But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31
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