God Answers My Prayers
by D Hackett
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God Answers My Prayers
Artist
D Hackett
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Digital Art - Digital Art
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God Answers My Prayers by D Hackett
On July 12, 2017 I lost a dear friend to suicide. I created this digital image after I felt I had received an answer to my prayers.
For years the Swallow Tailed Kite has been an unspoken sign for me from God. While this is a common bird in Florida, I don’t see it often. However, when I am questioning God or when I am uncertain if I was on the right path, a single Swallow Tailed Kite would fly over me. Occasionally, there have been two and on really rare occasions three. I always feel God’s presence when this happens and feel that it is a sign from God, answering my prayers.
Since my friend’s death, I have questioned God and prayed that my friend would find the peace, joy, love and happiness that eluded him on earth. The day after his funeral I drove to Tampa to pick my brother up at the Tampa Airport. On the way there and on the way home I saw many Swallow Tailed Kites. I’m ashamed to say I wasn’t paying attention and didn’t get God’s message. The next day I was on the tractor mowing and again praying for my friend. Hours into mowing I happened to look up and there at treetop level was not one, not two but FOUR Shallow Tailed Kites. I felt like I could reach out and touch them. They soared gracefully on the wind and followed me around the field as I continued to mow. Then it dawned on me…….God had been giving me an answer to my prayers but it wasn’t until that moment I realized that what the answer was. God was telling me that my friend was at peace. Then the Swallow Tailed Kites disappeared and I have not seen them again.
Several days later while trying to find the right name for this image, I realized something else. I had asked God to give my friend four things: peace, joy, love and happiness. I had four requests from God and God gave me four Swallow Tailed Kites. God really is awesome!
This digital image is my attempt to recreate what God had shown me. It is not as magnificent as watching these graceful birds sail over the treetops but I hope I captured a little of what God showed me. I also felt that God wanted me to share this and to share that suicide is not the answer.
If you and someone you know are having thoughts of suicide PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOVED AND YOU ARE AMAZING and call National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255. All proceeds from the sale of this image will be donated to help Suicide Prevention.
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July 25th, 2017
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