365: The Reboot

It's been almost six months since I've been out on my bike enjoying the beauty of this sunshine state.  With my current situation allowing a lot more flexible time, I decided to take advantage of the weather and headed out for a long bike ride along the West Orange trail this week.  What a glorious decision.  The weather could not have been more perfect and the many sites enjoyed along the way made it that much more special.  "Be Still, and know that I am God" - Psalm 46:10 was my mantra... I had a goal of quieting my mind and just being still.  What I got in return was breathtaking.  1/4 into my ride I looked to my right and saw a bald eagle standing on the ground.  No kidding.  I immediately stopped.  He turned his head to the left... and looked right at me.  I went to grab my camera and he paused, turned his head and took off flying away from me (and my camera).  I was speechless.  To see a bald eagle is a special moment in and of itself, but to see it so up close (less than five feet away from me) was amazing.  My ride was as much of a spiritual journey that morning as it was a physical one, so I felt like this sighting meant a lot more than just seeing a bird.  I confirmed it by looking up the meaning of the bald eagle in terms related to Christianity... and it's meaning?  God.  God's presence.  "Be still, and know that I am God."  What an amazing ride!  Enjoy some of the fun photos I snapped along my ride... the one of the eagle is NOT from my ride... but I wanted to include it anyway.