Poem: Free Fall

The free fall of trusting the Lord for the impossible.  There in the terrifying unknown and the exhilarating possibilities that await you each morning...

Plane rumbling to determined heights

Parachute attached

Instructions given

Instructor beside me

All gear checked for thumbs up

Goggles on

Door opens

Heart races

Mind swirling with what to remember

Wondering why I committed to such danger

Still, excited to feel the thrill

Ready to say, “I jumped!”

Deep Breath…

Will the shoot open

Can the instructor be trusted

Certainty evades me

Only the jump will confirm 

Only by falling is safe landing assured

Unless I don’t jump

Safety is guaranteed

But the thrill is revoked

Pride of overcoming fear withheld

Badge declaring, “I jumped” denied

“You’re up!”

Instructor invites me to the door

“Jump on 3!”

I'm here now

Turning back seems a waste

Faith

Trust 

Hope 

Makes me brave

“1…2…3…”