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The Lesson of the Kite - May 14, 2007
I love to make and fly kites. When my kite is grabbed by the wind and soars into the sky, my heart goes with it. But flying a kite teaches lessons, too. It takes two things to make a kite fly.
First, it must have wind. The kite has to stay oriented toward the wind catching the full force on the face. I am like that. I have to face life with its challenges and demands head on. If I avoid responsibility or refuse to fulfill commitments, I get all tangled up and crash.
Second, the kite must have a secure connection to the one in control through the string. If the string breaks, the kite falls to the ground completely out of control. The kite line maintains the orientation to the wind. In my life I must keep my connection to God strong.
There are results to learning the lesson of the kite that we don't always anticipate. First, when you fly a kite, you have to look up. When life is difficult, looking up reminds us we were made to seek God
Second, the stronger the wind blows, the higher the kite flies. I am like the kite. When life's pressures are the strongest, I soar to unexpected heights through my connection with God. The message of the kite is, "Come fly with me."
Contributed by Gayle Haynes: [email protected] Gayle has been married for 50 years. She is the mother of six. For ten years she was a psychologist in the Texas prison system. Now she spends her time writing and caring for her husband and one of her daughters who are both invalids.
I love to make and fly kites. When my kite is grabbed by the wind and soars into the sky, my heart goes with it. But flying a kite teaches lessons, too. It takes two things to make a kite fly.
First, it must have wind. The kite has to stay oriented toward the wind catching the full force on the face. I am like that. I have to face life with its challenges and demands head on. If I avoid responsibility or refuse to fulfill commitments, I get all tangled up and crash.
Second, the kite must have a secure connection to the one in control through the string. If the string breaks, the kite falls to the ground completely out of control. The kite line maintains the orientation to the wind. In my life I must keep my connection to God strong.
There are results to learning the lesson of the kite that we don't always anticipate. First, when you fly a kite, you have to look up. When life is difficult, looking up reminds us we were made to seek God
Second, the stronger the wind blows, the higher the kite flies. I am like the kite. When life's pressures are the strongest, I soar to unexpected heights through my connection with God. The message of the kite is, "Come fly with me."
Contributed by Gayle Haynes: [email protected] Gayle has been married for 50 years. She is the mother of six. For ten years she was a psychologist in the Texas prison system. Now she spends her time writing and caring for her husband and one of her daughters who are both invalids.
