Today is launch day!
Many anticipate it. Some prepare for it. But only those being carried by it really appreciate its power, much less it’s risks and it’s rewards.
A few weeks ago I experienced the resurrection of a craft. New life has brought with it many hours of writing already, and goals I had only tinkered with but never dared set.
Today is the step forward that has been eluding me, and it feels like much more than one foot in front of the other. Today feels a bit more like power, a mighty lift off!
But more than an official publication of my blog, today is about the power of story and words and heart.
Words have power.
They can set trajectory, carry us away, bring us together, even lift us to a place of greater perspective. We all know their destructive force as well. We’ve all felt that, and sometimes shuddered to hear them passing through our own lips. (Can you relate?)
But today is about words that give life.
Today is about words that move us forward and take us to new heights; words that build and heal and give us courage to face the storms and obstacles that life brings for every human being.
In keeping with the thoughts of C.S. Lewis, today is about good words. They may not necessarily be safe to our egos and our pride, but they are always good.
May the words I write here be those kinds of words. May they encourage and raise and give hope to you, the reader, as they do for me in writing them. May they be my story and may you find your own within them.
Most of all, may these words come from a place of connection to a source of power far greater and gentler than a rocket’s blast. May they flow and grow from a soil - not a launch pad - that is well tended, well fed, and deep enough to support what grows above ground.
May they point us all to Jesus, who’s compassionate strength is all we need to thrive in this world we live in.
Every new seedling, like every rocket, reaches for the sky.
Will you join me in lifting your head, in turning your eyes to Jesus, the Living Word? He authors our faith. He writes our story. He finishes it and publishes it and puts it on the shelves for all to read so that the whole world can see who He is.
May our stories be His stories!
Where is your faith soaring right now? Where does it need resurrection power? What word would you like to hear right now?
Feel free to share below or email me at: eppik5@gmail.com.
Lift off. I need lift!
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