Tag: Compassion

An early morning flight from a dark and rainy airport into the light of early dawn above the clouds became a metaphor in my mind of our heavenward journey.

Upward Flight
            Al Vester

Dark and gray is the night
            As we first board the flight.
Then up the dawn sky
            Like the first birds to fly
Up through the clouds
            Those layered white shrouds
That hide earth below
            And all that we know
Of old sorrows and fears
            As we wipe away tears.
Then bursting into light
            We behold glorious sights
Of blue, pink, and golds
            As all heaven unfolds
Brighter still as we climb
            Where the sun starts to shine
Appearing whiter than white
            So intense is the light
As in visions of old
           Where holy prophets foretold
Of our God on his throne
            There all our trials are known.
Where our faith and our love
            For our dear Savior, above
Allow his mercy to claim
            And in great joy we remain
By His throne, we will stay
            On this great endless day.
Gone are darkness and clouds
            Along with death and its shrouds
Freed from sin and its stains
            We will sing the glad strains
Of praise for the love
            Of our Father above.

Life’s fog

So often we seem like wanderers in a dense fog, not seeing more than a step or two ahead. It becomes easy to forget about the clear, bright skies that shine only a few hundred meters over our heads. Nevertheless, our lack of vision does not negate the fact that the sun shines brightly above us or that there is a God in heaven. Continue reading “The Upward Path”