The Clallery

 

 

  Looking at our drawing of an aeroplane and a hang glider, I asked the child, “Do you think the aeroplane is faster or the hang glider is faster?” The child said, “Of course the hand glider is faster! The aeroplane is too heavy with so many inside it.” I smiled, internalizing the logic of a powerful man-made jet engine and the gentleness of the uplifting wind, then the song “It’s a long road to freedom” by Medical Mission Sisters came to my mind. I ponder on the lyrics “walk in love with the wind on your wing” with an image of a soaring eagle found in “Isaiah 40:30-31 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. ” ~ Clara, The Clallery   “It’s a long road to freedom” by Medical Mission Sisters ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txK5ZazkJBU ) It's a long road to freedom, a winding steep and high Bu...

  wet, moist, cool, refreshing...  ~ Clara, The Clallery

  May you always recognize the presence of our Triune God in the shade or under the sun. Being here & now under the blessing of His grace and mercy ~ Clara, The Clallery "Whenever I am, at home, in a hotel, in a train, plane or airport, I would not feel irritated, restless, and desirous of being somewhere else or doing something else. I would know that here and now is what counts and is important because it is God himself who wants me at this time and in this place."  ~ Henri Nouwen, The Genesee Diary (New York: Doubleday, 1981), 77