On my morning walk\u2026 I heard a cardinal calling\u2026\u00a0 I don\u2019t know many bird songs, but I know the cardinal.\u00a0 I started looking for the bird\u2026. There he was atop a tall tree along the road that I was walking on\u2026<\/p>\n
His red feathers were iridescent in the morning sunlight and his feathers shown so brightly atop that tree.\u00a0 I listened as he called out several times.<\/p>\n
For me, the cardinal always signifies a message from God\u2026 you are important to God\u2026 and I pay attention as I need his loving guidance.<\/p>\n
As I was pondering my beautiful friend, I noticed a large bird (it could have been a hawk or an eagle) with outstretched wings, floating above the neighborhood.\u00a0 He was gliding silently as I watched him circle and float above me in the sky\u2026<\/p>\n
I was reminded of his perspective and how being so far up above everything\u2026 gives a wider view of the surroundings.<\/p>\n
Sometimes we get so focused on our immediate surroundings that we can\u2019t see the forest for the trees as some would say.\u00a0 We are called to rise above our situations and problems and circumstances and to be the observer\u2026 taking a new perspective and to get some distance from the situation and to maintain a neutral vantage point\u2026<\/p>\n
Is this not what we hope that God is doing for each of us?\u00a0 Seeing the whole situation with a neutrality that allows for our differences as well as our alignments\u2026 and knowing that He realizes all of the influences in our lives and continues to guide and bless us\u2026<\/p>\n
Take notice the next time you see the gliding movements of these magnificent birds\u2026 and imagine riding there upon its back\u2026 gaining perspective and neutrality\u2026 our soul purpose\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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