"Honk" ...To Everyone, Always

I think that kids today are bolder about asking questions and needing answers about all kinds of things that bother them. And I think why they’re bolder is because they’re more comfortable with adults than when my generation was growing up. Kids were seen, but not too often, and allowing them to express themselves was almost never allowed. I was taken by surprise when asked the other day by a young teen if I was in love, relating to my marriage. I said yes, but didn’t feel I always expressed my feelings adequately. The next question was is my wife in love. I said, “Definitely.” The next question was, “How do you know?” Without going too deep I simply stated that we work together well. We care for each other to a point we would do anything to see that the other is comfortable and cared for in all situations of life. A person doesn’t do that for someone they don’t love. Two lives become one life only through devoted love.
Being a migratory bird, geese travel thousands of miles a year seeking comfortable living conditions. FACT: As geese flap their wings they create “uplift” for the birds that follow. By flying in a “V” formation the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone. LESSON: People who share a common direction and sense of community get where they’re going quicker and easier when they lift each other up along the way. FACT: If a goose falls out of formation, it feels the drag and resistance of flying alone. So it quickly moves back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front of it. LESSON: If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. FACT: When the head goose gets tired, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies to the point position. LESSON: It pays to share leadership and take turns doing the hard work. FACT: Geese flying in formation “honk”, encouraging those up front to keep up the pace. LESSON: It’s important that our “honking” be encouraging. Otherwise it’s just…well, “honking”. FACT: When a goose gets sick, wounded or shot down, two geese drop out of formation, follow it down to help and protect it. They will stay with it until it dies or is able to fly again. LESSON: When one of us is down, it’s up to every one else to stand by us in our time of trial or trouble.
[1 Thessalonians 5: 12-24] Planned right from the beginning, God the creator saw it was not good for man to live alone. God gave Adam a helpmate after there was no suitable helper found among all the animals of the world. Woman is of man and because of that they can understand each other and know what it takes to comfort each other. God has given everyone a spirit, so we all should learn and know about love of the spirit. I hear from the pulpit regularly that the New Testament of the Bible has very little to do with the organization and day to day operations of the Church, but has everything to do with our day to day relationship with each other in the spirit. In our Christian walk we are to defend the truth of God even to the death if necessary. That kind of love is to also be present in marriage defending the honor of a spouse. The Spirit teaches that the love for our brothers and sisters in Christ contain much the same attributes. The love of the spirit is hard for most because they aren’t comfortable with it. Study God’s word, be seen in the church, ask, seek and knock for spiritual help. “Honk”…to everyone, always.