To the limit

To the limit

By Kit Kurtz 9-24-15

The news reads:

Feared dead, May 16, 2015, (age 43);Yosemite, California

Dean Potter: expert free climber, alpinist, base jumper.

“High above the Yosemite Valley there are cliffs

where daredevils dream of flight”

          He BASE-jumped

in a winged suit to carry him on the wind.

Those of us earth bound,

let the news float by us

and only pause to think:

“Did he not value

his mortal life?

No self preservation?

Foolhardy?”

Have YOU ever flown on the wind?

Touched the sky?

Left your flesh behind

and entered Spirit’s realm?

The news reads:

Feared dead,  August 2, 2015 (aged 53); Ibiza, Spain

          Natalia Molchanova: world's 'greatest freediver'

                    dove deep into the ocean,

into her passion

"It seems she'll stay in the sea,”

her son said.

            “I think she would like that."

 

Those of us land bound,

let the news float by us

and only pause to think:

“Did she not value

her mortal life?

No self preservation?

Foolhardy?”

 

                                 Have YOU ever known the essence of the sea?

                                 Felt the quiet so deep

                               all you could hear was God.

The news reads:

Feared dead, September 14, 2015 (age 62); Boiling Pots, Hilo, Hawaii

          Jolee Reiswig: brilliant water and waterfall adventurer

                   Saved the life of her companion,

                             then was pulled into the waterfalls turbulence.

                                      She hasn’t been seen since.

Those closest to her say:

“What a glorious exit.”

“It was as she would have wanted.”

“It seems she will stay in the river.

 I think she would like that.”

Those of us body bound,

let the news float by us

and only pause to think:

“Did she not value

her mortal life?

No self preservation?

Foolhardy?”

                                         Have YOU ever given “above and beyond”

and made an adventure that lasts beyond memory?

Have you discovered waterfalls in rainbows?

                                      Do YOU  play with the whales?

                                         Have YOU ever had a dolphin gift you a leaf

                                                        and call you friend?

Do you listen to God’s voice over the noise of all others?

These three children of God

Each as they saw their way

Explored the heights of God’s glory

Live in God’s day.