Eagles.
There is something about Eagles I've always liked. Perhaps it's all they represent. They have this quiet stillness about them, a sense of strength, ability rise and soar above the world.

"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." (Isaiah 40:31)

Today, feeling inspired and motivated to exercise I went for a walk. Behind my brother's house is a bikepath with along a ridge. From the ridge you can see the mountains to the south, the inner city to the north and down below a river winding along with bush and trees on one side and open fields with fewer amounts of trees on the other. It's quite picturesque. Along the ridge there is a path through the bush, if you follow it for a little bit there is an edge that you can sit on..completely surrounded by bush and look down on the river.

I went to my new favourite spot to pray today... As I was sitting there... I noticed an eagle, maybe 30 meters from me...not even. It was perched on a branch leaning off the side of the embankment. I watched it for quite sometime... just sitting there...still, looking around. Unaffected by the two magpies that randomly came beside it. I was stirred to intercede...strange, as it's been sometime since I've been so randomly stirred. I began to also pray about just things in my life, struggles, future, etc. As I finished, a crow swooped over my head... I've never realized how wide the span of their wings is...wow. Crows have always symbolized death to me. The last season of my life that I felt was over...I was attacked by two crows...seriously I was! Must've been too close to their babies or something. Today, it felt the same...like something finished on that spot. To put it into words...seems so difficult at the moment, so I'm not even going to try.

However, I will say there is something about nature that always inspires me! Even fuels me in a way...gives me passion and hope for the days to come. There is this rawness about it that I love, always bringing me to a place of awness in God. Filling me with boldness and strength beyond mental grasp.