For the Journey of Life
Heavenly Father
Please be with me on my journey
Remind me that I am not alone
I will put my faith and trust in You
Please guide me
As I wish to walk with love
Remind me that what is hidden from me
May still be there, and still be true
Fill my heart with your light
Keep my eyes focused
And my mind persistent
On this journey of life
May You Be Blessed
Counting our blessings in life, we normally concentrate on all the good things given to us. But sometimes we just have to take a walk on a longer path, to discover that things like discomfort, anger, tears and foolishness may be just what is needed for us to enrich our lives.
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers and half truths, so that you will live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with anger at injustice and exploitation so that you will fight for justice, equality and peace.
May God bless you with tears for those who suffer, so that you will reach out your hand to comfort them.
And may God bless you with the foolishness to think that you can make a difference, so that you will do the things which others tell you cannot be done.
-author unknown
Carrying us Home
I have a strange approach to flying. On one hand, I love it. I love the thrill of taking off, I love the sensational feeling of being up there among the blue skies; flying off to something new, I love the moment of landing, putting my feet (or rather; wheels) back on the ground. I’m all in all very fascinated by airplanes and airports. Still, flying scares me to death. Every single time I’m up there, I promise myself that if I only make it through this one journey, I will be so happy to be alive and never put my feet inside a plane again!
On this day on our way back from London, there was some turbulence and the plane was shaking quite a bit. I know of course, the aircraft is built to handle this and a little turbulence is no threat to life and safety. Still it didn’t feel good. And I was already holding my breath a bit, anxiously waiting to put my feet safely on the ground again. Then I looked out the left window, which was the opposite side from where I was seated, and I saw these clouds. I saw the light shine from behind them, and suddenly it became clear to me; I wasn’t alone up in the air. And I closed my eyes, and prayed. I prayed for God to lead me closer to him, to show me the right path to go. And then something strange happened. Suddenly, I could actually feel the power of the airplane. Just a couple of minutes earlier, I had been thinking about how small and helpless the plane were, all by itself high above the ground. But now, I could clearly sense the power, carrying the plane steadily forward. And my next thought was; God is carrying us home. I know it may sound stupid to some, but that’s what it felt like. For the rest of the journey, I let my shoulders down, and rested in Gods power. He carried us home, and when we approached the airport, he put us gently down on the ground again. After we had landed and I reunited with my husband, I found out he had taken this picture of the sun lighted clouds. Immediately I thought; this picture – although it was taken with our small family camera and the quality may not be that good – this is the new image header for my weblog.
