On Eagle's Wings

[(written on 1-4-2010 by Caley Janelle Schumacher. Inspired by Junelle Pellow McCombs.) Before me is a scene that is almost too amazing for humans eyes to behold. The grandeur is overwhelming. Through a meadow of lush green grass, runs a young boy around the age of three. So sweet and innocent. He blazes along with a forest of evergreens on either side and the silhouette of glorious mountains looming beyond. The ripple of a brook inside the woods echoes softly through the rustling limbs. The sky is a clear baby blue and a few fluffy white clouds spot the horizon. An eagle soars above on a gentle breeze, gliding as if there weren't a care in the world. For not even the fall of a sparrow goes unnoticed before our Maker and He cares for everyone so tenderly. The sunbeams cast upon the eagle's glossy feathers and a perfect shadow falls upon the field. The little boy sees the shadow and begins to chase after it. His small steps are many, but he doesn't give up or lose heart. He stumbles over a mound of dirt and a prairie dog curiously appears. A rabbit pauses by the trees and watches the young lad as he races by. Then a cloud shield the sun and just in time to give the chubby legs a rest. But my thoughts still linger upon the eagle's shadow. How uniform and perfect it was, how realistic and true. We need to be parallel to the Son, so that His rays of character may cast perfect representations of Him through us for others to see. Let us be true to His likeness.] ['But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way fruit appears in an orchard - things like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.' (Galatians 5:22-23) 'Summing it up friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy - the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.' (Philippians 4:8)]