[LOST BLOGGER ENTRIES: a series of ministry and worship related blog posts ideas]
it's a simple video about one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: guys who climb thousands of feet to repair radio antennas. yes, the video is a bit long (7 min. 27 sec) but i felt intrigued the whole time. the POV camera mounted on the helmet of the repair man made me feel like i was climbing thousands of feet above the ground. i nearly lost my stomach a few times.
this video might work well with a lesson on FEAR or RISK or PERSPECTIVE or STRESS. things could always be worse!
Showing posts with label Risk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Risk. Show all posts
Monday, February 25, 2013
Thursday, March 29, 2012
You were born to take the greatest flight
When the night comes,
and you don't know which way to go
Through the shadowlands,
and forgotten paths,
you will find a road
Like an owl you must fly by moonlight with an open eye,
And use your instinct as your guide, to navigate the ways that lays before you,
You were born to take the greatest flight
Like a serpent and a dove, you will have wisdom born of love
and carry visions from above into the places no man dares to follow
Every hollow in the dark of night
Waiting for the light
Take the flame tonight
Indie artist Josh Garrels has a song called "White Owl" from which the lyrics above derive. (My blogger friend Troy has posted about this before). The song and video (below) is about a journey through the night, searching for what one was born to do. I love the lyric "You were born to take the greatest flight."
You were born to take the greatest flight.
I was born to take the greatest flight.
We were born to take the greatest flight.
My heart is stirring. The kind of stirring that tells me that God is up to something. I mean, do I truly believe that lyric above? If I was born to take the greatest flight then what do I have to show for it?
Taking flight means taking risks. and I feel as though I've been playing it safe. a little too comfortable. and you know what happens when you get comfortable... numbness sets in. who wants to look back at life showing atrophied wings?
if we can't take risks with our faith then what's the point? God calls us to take flight... but we wait on the runway with all the others, talking about how great it would be to fly - but we never take off. we seldom do what we were designed to do.
there is a light that never goes out... but you have to risk it all to fully experience its warmth...
and you don't know which way to go
Through the shadowlands,
and forgotten paths,
you will find a road
Like an owl you must fly by moonlight with an open eye,
And use your instinct as your guide, to navigate the ways that lays before you,
You were born to take the greatest flight
Like a serpent and a dove, you will have wisdom born of love
and carry visions from above into the places no man dares to follow
Every hollow in the dark of night
Waiting for the light
Take the flame tonight
Indie artist Josh Garrels has a song called "White Owl" from which the lyrics above derive. (My blogger friend Troy has posted about this before). The song and video (below) is about a journey through the night, searching for what one was born to do. I love the lyric "You were born to take the greatest flight."
You were born to take the greatest flight.
I was born to take the greatest flight.
We were born to take the greatest flight.
My heart is stirring. The kind of stirring that tells me that God is up to something. I mean, do I truly believe that lyric above? If I was born to take the greatest flight then what do I have to show for it?
Taking flight means taking risks. and I feel as though I've been playing it safe. a little too comfortable. and you know what happens when you get comfortable... numbness sets in. who wants to look back at life showing atrophied wings?
if we can't take risks with our faith then what's the point? God calls us to take flight... but we wait on the runway with all the others, talking about how great it would be to fly - but we never take off. we seldom do what we were designed to do.
there is a light that never goes out... but you have to risk it all to fully experience its warmth...
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