Rev Bill

I recently read this great quote from Henri
Nouwen:

Trust is the basis of life. Without trust, no human being can live. Trapeze artists offer a beautiful image of this. Flyers have to trust their catchers. They can do the most spectacular doubles, triples, or quadruples, but what finally makes their performance spectacular are the catchers who are there for them at the right time in the right place.

Much of our lives is flying. It is wonderful to fly in the air free as a bird, but when God isn’t there to catch us, all our flying comes to nothing. Let’s trust in the Great Catcher.

Trusting God is something I am continually having to “work on”. I am sure that at times there are thing I could be doing for God that would benefit others — but I don’t trust God enough to “fly” — to step out and do the things God wants me to do.

If we could all learn to trust God — learn to dare to step out and do great things for Him — and know that if we fail He’ll be there to catch us — we could truly make a difference in the world for God’s glory.

Let’s fly — and trust the catcher!

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