On a Limb too Slight . . .

By Pastor Angela

Be like a bird, who, halting in her flight
On a limb too slight, feels it give way beneath her;

Yet sings, sings, knowing she has wings;
Yet sings, sings, knowing she has wings.
 

This is a wonderful metaphor for a life that is full of Grace. There are difficult times, but a person who feels upheld and supported by the Divine Presence of God need never be afraid.

This has proven true many times for me. Now and then in my life the branches I have perched upon have been slim to downright twiggy. How I have made it thus far is contributed to the Grace of a loving God, as those thin branches buckled and broke... every time there was a way out, a person who came to help, a word whispered from the Holy Spirit, and yes, a solution.

Over time I have learned not to panic when I feel the branch is about to go. Singing praise to God is good, spending time meditating, praying, and writing.

When I look back at my life I remind myself that in all these years I have never missed a meal, never had to go a night without a bed, or a roof over my head. When I have been in despair the right person, the right word, the right song, the right book all have shown up.

As each moment unfolds I will be here at the center singing, trusting and praising God that any thin branch that I should land on will hold. And I say, as David did . . . Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.  Then He will cover me with His pinions, and under His wings shall I trust and find refuge; His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler.

. . . This will be sufficient to carry me skyward once again.

But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. Isaiah 40:31 (Amplified Bible)