Last week my wife and I went to the Henry Doorly Zoo with some of our children and grandchildren. It was great fun watching our grandchildren’s reaction to all the different animals in pens, cages and aquariums. The picture of this beautiful parrot was taken at the zoo with my phone camera. This parrot was not in a cage, nor was it tethered to its perch. Along with some other parrots, it was in the garden section of the zoo and it appeared to be free. However upon closer inspection, I’m sure a couple of its wings were clipped so it couldn’t fly. We humans appear to be free as well, but the harsh words and opinions of others along with our own self-doubt and mistakes clip our wings and keep us from really soaring as God intended. God is not afraid of our freedom, in fact that’s what the heart of God longs for us. Jesus said that whoever the son sets free is free indeed. Free to be loved by God. Free to love others as God loves us. Free to achieve our God given potential. And yes, free to stumble and fall in the process and know that we are held in the grip of our Heavenly Father’s unfailing love and grace.
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