1.0Through the Lens of Faithhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaitheelliotthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/author/eelliottTaking flight - Through the Lens of Faithrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="i71p8KU4bs"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2017/06/taking-flight-2.html">Taking flight</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2017/06/taking-flight-2.html/embed#?secret=i71p8KU4bs" width="600" height="338" title="“Taking flight” — Through the Lens of Faith" data-secret="i71p8KU4bs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Some days it just feels right to take flight. The air is warm and the breeze is tender. We may want to take flight for the pure joy of feeling free. There’s nothing like the feeling of being unattached and unencumbered. We may want to take flight, however, when things are weighing us down here…http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/files/2017/05/IMG_0772-e1495804679815-225x300.jpg