amen to your prayer, Presbyterian gal... these pictures are quite powerful, gannet girl. It's hard to know how to speak, but prayer is the right response. And it's good to have images in mind when we pray.
Gannets are enormous and sleek creamy-white seabirds, with black wingtips, yellow heads and necks, and startlingly outlined eyes. They nest on the rocky cliffs of the European and North American coasts of the North Atlantic and, once grown, spend their days sailing across the ocean. The acrobatics by which they make their living ~ steep climbs into the air and speedy plunges straight into the sea ~ are rivaled only by those of pelicans.
What better metaphor for a sweeping search of one's life choices and opportunities than a gannet extended above the waves, a regal and yet restless surveyor of the vast ocean surface? The gannet reminds us that life is an adventure in both beauty and profound unease, and that the sea itself is limitless in its textures and possibilities.
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Dear Lord,
By your Grace, keep the hope shining in these children. Protect them and lead them in strength and joy.
Amen
amen to your prayer, Presbyterian gal... these pictures are quite powerful, gannet girl. It's hard to know how to speak, but prayer is the right response. And it's good to have images in mind when we pray.
The pictures bring forth prayers and love from our hearts. O Lord, protect these children with your love.
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