22 July Devotion: Chapel; Champagne Sports Resort Winterton 

Storms Bring Out the Eagles,

But the Little Birds Take Cover"

When the "storms of life"

Gather darkly ahead,

I think of these wonderful words

I once read.

And I say to myself 

As "threatening clouds" hover,

Don't "fold up your wings"

And "run for cover."

But like the eagle,

"Spread wide your wings"

And "soar far above"

The troubles life brings.

For the eagle knows 

That the higher he flies,

The more tranquil and brighter 

Become the skies.

And there is nothing in life 

God ever asks us to bear 

That we can't soar above 

"On the wings of prayer."

And in looking back over 

The "storm you passed through,"

You'll find you gained strength 

And new courage, too.

For in facing "life's storms"

With an eagle's wings,

You can fly far above 

Earth's small, petty things.