Dear God, make me a bird....

There's a prayer in a movie that has been playing through my mind over the last several weeks. It is from "Forest Gump". And while my circumstances are nothing like that of Ginnie's when she tells Forest about her prayer, i have found the words timely.

"Dear God,  make me a bird, so I can fly far, far away."

Today I was awoken by the calls and cries of Bald Eagles at 6am. Throughout the day I have seen three: 1 juvenile and 2 adults. I have sat during my prayers listening to them and other birds. I have enjoyed sights of the antics of Kingfishers. 

As the Bald Eagle is a symbol of freedom for the country of my citizenship, i begn to hear this prayer in my heart today. It especially came to mind as an adult hunted for fish an bathed in the water across from my house for over 30 minutes.

There are lots of aspects of my life in which I am longing for freedom. Many are deeply personal and so I won't name them in this space today. But, what I will say is that getting to be in proximity to such magnificent birds during this season was a way in which I felt the I Am assuring me that slowly work is unfolding.

As mid-September rolls around on the calendar, how are you noticing God? In what was is the I Am showing up for you? How are you giving yourself space to hear?

For me,  I will continue to create time to be outside and enjoy creation, its sights and sounds. For it is there that I can become quiet enough to notice the Spirit at work in me.

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