Spiritual Transformation
KC Kranker
About four and a half years ago, my faith and my spirituality were completely transformed in a single moment. In that moment, I recognized that I received what I believe was a sign from God.
I was out for my daily walk on a beautiful, sunny summer day. I had just started a daily routine of practicing gratitude and prayer, and I often used my walks as my time and space for this new practice. It was on this particular day - as I walked along and looked up at the sky, the clouds and the tree tops, saying my gratitude & prayers in my head (to God) - that I came around a corner and was stopped dead in my tracks.
In front of me, floating and suspended in the air, was a white feather. It was about 4 inches long, and rested at just the right height where it would have hit me right between the eyes if I hadn’t stopped walking. I stood there for what felt like 5 minutes, examining this feather. I walked circles around it, looking at it from all angles, searching for the spider web that it must be hanging from. But there was no spider web. And this feather was not floating down from a higher place. It was simply suspended in the air right in front of me.
It surprised me. It shook me. It made me laugh! I was in awe.
As I stood there examining this beautiful, perfect white feather (still floating at my eye level), I knew with everything in my being that this was a sign, for me, from God and from the angels that have passed before me. I had the sense that God and my angels were showing me that they were with me.
Since that day, I have seen a white feather every day. They come in all sizes and they show up at different times and in different places. Sometimes a feather appears when it makes sense that there would be a feather floating around - like in the winter when a down blanket or coat is nearby. But, just as often, they show up completely unexpectedly.
They often show up when I am having faithful conversations with others, including while I was sitting in a pew just a few weeks ago sharing this story with Rick. As I was recalling this feather story, a tiny white feather floated down right between the two of us. To me, that was a sign that I needed to share this story with all of you.
It happens all of the time and each time it does, it gives me pause. And peace. It makes me stop for a moment, focus on being present, and consider: what is going on? Who am I with, and what am I supposed to learn from this moment?
My family now helps me spot my feathers and I know these are moments when they too are witnessing the presence of God. It is a wonderful and incredibly comforting feeling to know that God and my angels are with me all of the time. I hope each and every one of you finds your feather too.
Click HERE to watch a video of this story from this past Sunday's worship service.
