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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 attentio...

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