An Eagle’s Tale
"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31 Once upon a time, perched high up in the top of a white pine tree, there lived a mother and father eagle with one precious young eaglet. The parents carefully tended the eaglet. The mother kept him warm while the father brought back small, torn pieces of fish to feed the eaglet throughout the day. Both parents stealthily guarded the young eaglet from snakes, hawks and other predators nearby. As the eaglet grew, the eagle parents began spending short periods of time away from the nest, allowing the young eaglet to become acquainted with the forest and all of its sights, sounds, and activities. Though never far away, this gave the eaglet confidence that one day he, too, would champion the day in flight. After three months, mother and father eagle began moving their treasured yo...