The Ride of My Life
Deuteronomy 32:11-12 (New International Version) 11 like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions. 12 The LORD alone led him; no foreign god was with him. Imagine what it would be like to have such a ride; on the wings of an eagle. The "pinion" is the outer rear edge of the wing of a bird. I don't know about you, but that would not be my first choice of location if I had to ride on a wing. Clinging on, somewhere close to the shoulder is where I would prefer to be! I'm reminded of that expression, "A wing and a prayer," which was coined in 1942 in a song by Harold Adamson , about a plane limping home from a bombing raid. Though there’s one motor gone, We can still carry on Comin ’ in on a wing and a prayer. A ride on the pinion of an eagle's wing could compare to limping home in a plane with one motor gone and a prayer would definitely be in order! In order to encourage...