The Wings of Man

FLY

I've always been fascinated with flying.

When I was a kid, my dad got a job as a ramp service man at Eastern Air Lines.  He was so proud of that job!  I was, too.  I loved telling kids my dad worked for the air lines.  Sometimes, they assumed that meant he was a pilot.  I didn't bother correcting them ...

Because Dad worked for Eastern, we were able to fly for practically free with a standby pass.  I loved sitting by the window when we flew and looking down at the clouds, houses and lands below.  I always looked up out of the window, too, hoping to see some sign of heaven.

Eastern's motto was "The Wings of Man," and every time my brother and I flew, we received little gold pins that looked like wings.  We loved wearing them.

It's funny, really, that I loved flying so much when I consider that I have a great fear of heights ... but inside a massive 727, flying just felt like your living room lifted up and took off into the air.  I never thought about what if the plane started going down instead of up.

Since I've grown up, and Eastern went belly-up, I haven't been flying.  I miss it.

One day, I will fly again; and this time, it will be without benefit of a wide body 727. I won't need "The Wings of Man."  I will fly to meet Him in the air and it will be such a quick trip, I won't have to worry about my fear of heights.

Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

(To learn more, read 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)

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