Last week I attended The Reformation Project conference in Kansas City. It was a transformative time, and I was deeply impacted by the stories of courage and spiritual devotion.
My friend Lisa read part of a poem entitled "The Church-porch", by the 16th c. poet George Herbert:
By dressing, mistressing, and complement.
If those take up thy day, the sunne will crie
Against thee: for his light was onely lent.
It takes great courage to change one's life, to move out of the confines of convention into the new life that beckons. It is easier and much more comfortable for the soul to remain asleep in bed, one's wings quietly tucked away.
That is what fear does to us. It immobilizes, paralyzes, and keeps us from living the life we are called to live.
Taking courageous action unfurls the brave wings of the soul. Our wings are already there, waiting for us to fly. We just need to spread them wide.
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