Sometimes I would love to just fly away to some nice safe, secure, secluded place, and leave all the messy realities of life behind. I guess we can all relate to that. This following image came to me as I was meditating on Psalm 55 this morning:
I said, “O that he would give me the wings of a dove”
I would fly away and be at rest.
Yes, I would flee far away and escape
And take up lodging in the desert.
(Ps 55:6-8, translated with help of Lexham Hebrew Interlinear)
OK it's an eagle, but cut me some slack here :) But then I remembered last week's mullings on John 17 ...
My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
(Jn 17:15)
So it seems that on the front line is God's call for now. As Jesus had earlier prayed ...
Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me ...
(Jn 17:11)
Final word to the Vineyard song, "You Are the Sovereign I AM":
"In your name, there is strength to remain"
If you're in the thick of it right now, may you find the strength to stand your ground. Pray that for me too! I can't help longing for a mountain escape though - somewhere above the clouds where there is unbroken sunshine.
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