July 31st, 2020: Kite Flying

 

 5.2ft Multicolor Triangle Kites Flying Kite Outdoor Sport Children ...
 
One of my hobbies is flying kites. It is something I learned to enjoy during my years of university. It is something we can do alone or with other people. Kites are both colourful and powerful when they gain their height. That's why I was so excited when a friend's son asked me to go kite hunting with him.

We need to understand the shape of a kite to know how to get it off the ground. It is not about power alone. We need to have the rhythm right. Sometimes we need to swing it back and forth. Sometimes we need to pull and then release. The kite's shape dictates how we should move at the beginning. It is like knowing where we are with God relationally so we might be able to exercise our spiritual discernment. Knowing where our heart fits in the heart of God helps us to see things further ahead.

When a kite catches the wind and starts flying, we begin to have some fun. The higher a kite flies, the more stable it is. It is intriguing to see how a gentle and subtle movement of the string can change the direction of a kite at this stage. It is like us. The more responsibilities we have and the higher up we get in society, things can change for the worse very quickly because of one uncaring or one little mistake we made. The kite can dive, and it is a challenge to correct it.

It is just awesome to see a good number of kites appear in the sky together. The colour and the sound are telling us of their presence. It is a good image of a cohesive community. People's talents and gifts are both appreciated and embraced. Everyone now benefits from that manifestation of beauty and power. I have been to a church where there are more than 20 racial groups. The music and the worship time is simply a revelation of how creative and fun God is.

My friend's son chose a kite that bears the Canadian flag. It was a beautiful round shape kite. We will have some fun this long weekend.

Ephesians 4: 11-13
"So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,  to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up  until we all reach unity in the faith  and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to  the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."    

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