I had the great joy of visiting my granddaughter recently. What was great about it was that I visited in the middle of the day, spontaneous and childlike. It took me out of what has become days of chaotic and overstimulated thinking while attempting to create and struggling to develop new routines. So, what did we do…we flew a kite!
Having a grandparent’s wisdom, I purchased her first kite at the lower retail option. Yes, my heart wanted to get her the $89 version. Remembering my prior mistakes of doing that as a parent taught me the $5 version would suffice for her attention span and our likely inability to fly a high dollar piece of cloth. She is now the proud kite owner of one of her favorite movies, Toy Story.
The wind was right, and her face was full of smiles as we both watched the kite make its way into the air and soar with little effort...ok, I did have my wife and son there to help. It was a refreshing feeling to hear her simple contagious giggles and to share that with her. It was also a reminder of the concept of soaring. Like the kite, when your back is in the direction of the wind, eagles, too, soar in the wind with little effort. In fact, eagles build their nests at the top of locations that put them in the position to soar into the wind, not to flap their wings and work against it. That’s where the spirit of refreshment came into play in this great moment. We simply let the string go with our back to the wind and watched the kite soar.
Isaiah 40:31 says, “but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings of eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
As we continue to press on in what seems to be becoming our new reality, let’s do it from the kite and eagle’s perspective...set our hearts and minds toward God and SOAR!
So, my friends, go fly a kite! Live like the eagles and experience a fresh expression in the midst of our new realities.
Greg English
April 29, 2020
