Reframing to see the bigger picture

‘As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, so the Lord alone led…’ Deut. 32:11-12

For 3 months I had a ringside seat or should I say a bird’s eye view of God’s amazing handiwork. Ninety feet above the floor of Norfolk Botanical Garden, workers installed a web-cam focused on the nest of a family of bald eagles, and online viewers were allowed to watch.

When the eggs hatched, Mama and Papa Eagle were attentive to their off-springs, taking turns hunting for food and guarding the nest. But one day when the eaglets still looked like fuzz-balls with beaks, both parents disappeared. I worried that harm had come to them.

My concern was unfounded. The webcam operator enlarged the camera angle, and there was Mama Eagle perched on a nearby branch.

As I pondered this ‘reframed’ picture, I thought of times when I have feared that God had abandoned me. The view in the forest heights of Virginia reminded me that my vision is limited. I see only a small part of the entire scene.

Moses used eagle imagery to describe God. As eagles carry their young, God carries His people (Deut. 32:11-12).

Despite how it may seem, God ‘is not far from each one of us’(Acts 17:27). This is true even when we feel abandoned. J.A.Link