Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Hide Us Under the Shadow of your Wings!

From the Service of Compline 
(The Book of Common Prayer) 

V.    Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit;
R.    For you have redeemed me, O Lord, O God  of truth.
V.    Keep us, O Lord, as the apple of your eye;
R.    Hide us under the shadow of your wings.


Sky Diver Saved from Seizure in Mid-Air 
 
What can you possibly say after you awaken from sky diving and you learn that your instructor rescued you when you had a seizure in mid-air from a 9K foot jump?  Gee whiz  thanks?  Or, do you suddenly realize the truth of Compline’s words—“hide us under the shadow of your wings?”  This actually happened in Australia when the instructor saw his student in trouble and dove for him, pulling the man’s shoot. 


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