The Flyer and the Catcher

Both the Old and New Testaments are filled with the admonition to “be still, be patient, and wait on the Lord. ” We are given a beautiful picture of patient trust in our Lord during our seasons of trials and searching for direction. There is a very special relationship between the trapeze artists known as the flyer and the catcher. As the flyer is swinging high above the crowd, the moment comes when he lets go of the trapeze and arcs high into the air. For that moment, which must seem like an eternity, the flyer is suspended in nothingness. It is too late to reach back and too soon to be grasped by the catcher. In that moment, his job is to be still and as motionless as he can. The fiyer must never try to catch the catcher. He must wait in absolute trust. The catcher will catch…