Grasshoppers aren’t meant to fly,
Yet they do-
Catapulted forward, they leap like a rocket to
The 25 centimeter sky.
Yet, without wings, they return to earth
Because they cannot fly.
These creatures have been given little burden
Or responsibility for their flight agility
Because God designed special legs.
The energy is built in the resting state;
Like unraveled coils,
It bursts when it escapes
One meter forward with jet propulsion
Is much to the hopper hidden in the grass;
One meter forward with God’s provision
Is much to the humble hidden in the chaff.
I will stir up my soul from within;
I will allow God’s design to take flight.
It is not by my might
That my legs may leap;
It is not for my sight
That God will use me to speak.
But I will trust and wait on my Lord;
The eagle shall be below
When I get to where I’m supposed to go.
God give me the courage
To remember your purpose,
And allow my hope to find your strength
As I dote on such lovely things:
For my Father, who shepherds us perfectly,
Gathers his flock individually,
And carries his children tenderly-
Close to his heart,
He keeps me.
If people are like grasshoppers to God,
And also grass,
Then what does this denote?
Grasshoppers are minuscule, yet mighty;
They blend in with the grass.
If their faithfulness is like the flowers,
Then it grows, blooms, gives way to others,
Feeds, dies, returns to its source;
God’s air is heavy enough to bring
Down or to lift.
The grasshoppers hide among themselves and their camouflaged bladed brothers.
Beautiful flowers emerge as a sign
Of faithful living;
Simple and cyclical,
All to bring life and to come back to life.
Resting in God Is taking the gigantic grasshopper leap
Over mountainous obstacles
Because you know wherever you land,
Your landing is a miracle!
Wave your flowers as a triumphant victory
That His strength usurps your ability!
Inspired by Isaiah 40:7-9
What a blessing