Renew like an Eagle.

 Renewed Like an Eagle

A Reflection on Psalm 103:5 and Isaiah 40:31

My youth is renewed like the eagle—

Not by my striving, not by my toil,

But by the hand of the Almighty, the giver of oil,

Who lifts me from weariness, who strengthens my frame,

Who calls me by grace, and whispers my name.

Who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle. (Psalm 103:5)

The eagle does not fight the wind; it rides the storm.

It mounts on the current, in a higher form.

It rises above the turbulence, the rain, the dread,

With wings spread wide where the tempest is fed.

So I wait on the Lord—not passive, but expectant.

I fix my eyes on the One who is perfect in every aspect.

And as I wait, He renews my strength, my hope, my song.

I mount up with wings where I once could not belong.

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31)

The old feathers fall away—the burden of the past,

The wounds that weighed me down too long to last.

New plumage comes, strong and bright,

For the journey ahead, for the upward flight.

So let me shed the weariness of yesterday's fight.

Let me rise renewed, refreshed, alight.

Renewed like the eagle—not by my power, but His.

For the Lord is my strength, and He is what I am.

Amen.