Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Seagulls and Sojourners

So, most of you who know me know the landscape, and weather of my current location. To those of you who do not know of these things.  I live in up state PA, to most of you it would be considered the middle of nowhere.  Also, this winter is especially,.."wintery", meaning that there is a decent amount of snow on the ground.  Can you form a picture of what I am describing?

Anyways so the other day I am kind of rushing out the door to get to work.  I jump in my car and glance out the driver side window only to find three Seagulls riding the wind, like there is nothing new.  Now I don't about you, but I don't think that seagulls are native to northern PA..... in the middle of winter.

My "busy" life seemed to stop for a moment.  These birds seemed to remind me of someone who is in a foreign land, a pilgrim,... a sojourner. For that moment I felt a very strange connection between these birds, and myself.  I was reminded that I will keep seeking a home in this world.  But I will never know the truest sense of Home until I leave this earth.

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