Leap of Faith
9 Oct 2024

Leap of Faith

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2 MIN READ
During the 90’s, there was a world-famous trapeze troupe called the Flying Rodleighs.

The main flyer, Rodleigh Stevens, explained the principal of working as a team in this death-defying profession. “As a flyer, I must have complete trust in my catcher. The public might think that I am the great star of the trapeze, but the real star is Joe, my catcher. He must be watching closely, and with split-second precision grab me out of the air as I hurtle towards him.

“The secret is that the flyer does nothing, and the catcher does everything. When I fly to Joe, I have simply to stretch out my arms and hands and wait for him to catch me and pull me safely over the apron behind the catchbar. I am not supposed to catch Joe. It’s Joe’s task to catch me. If I tried to grab Joe’s wrists, I might break them, or he might break mine. A flyer must fly, and a catcher must catch, and the flyer must trust, with outstretched arms, that his catcher will be there for him.”

This story caused me to ask: Do I trust the God my Catcher completely with my life? During difficult times, we can feel “I am barely hanging on”. And we think we’ll surely fall if we think it’s our responsibility to grab God and hang on.

Rodleigh trusted his catcher because he and his catcher had rehearsed the art of trusting and catching, over and over. Like the Flying Rodleighs, we need to practice flying with outstretched arms through life, taking chances, and trusting our own Catcher to watch closely, and grab us from falling with split-second precision.