--- id: ff14_meet_god_soaring_eagle_poem title: FLYINGFREE - Meet God and the Soaring Eagle Poem category: Biblical Life Counsel predicted_narrative_arc: self-managed-anger-to-daily-dependence sentiment: Worshipful emotions: - Hopeful - Pastoral - Peaceful keypoints: - A friend reminded Dean that God wants us to succeed through life’s turmoil - One of the best means is to rely on Him — avoid anger by meeting God - Helen Steiner Rice poem: meet God in the morning; go with Him through the day - Faithful daily prayer means you need not face another hopeless day - Like a soaring eagle you can rise above storms on wings of prayer and love summary: > Dean closes the anger chapter with a friend’s counsel to meet God and Helen Steiner Rice’s poem — morning prayer, daily guidance, and eagle-like rise above life’s storms on wings of prayer and love. tags: - flying-free - chapter-14 - anger - prayer - helen-steiner-rice - eagle - god - dean-rush - book-excerpt - biblical-counsel sycophancy: 0 truth_score: 8 entropy: 2 sample: false consent: owner_approved agent: flyingfree created: '2010-01-01' updated: '2026-09-09T00:00:00Z' vault_stage: 07_CODEX headwaters: FLYINGFREE prefix: FLYINGFREE enrich_status: ok enrich_blockers: [] enrich_method: manual pipeline_filename: FLYINGFREE_14_meet-god-soaring-eagle-poem.md source_kind: book_excerpt proposed_topic: FlyingFree lane: FlyingFree voice: desk active_voice: desk voices: - desk routing_source: carbon corpus_topic: FlyingFree content_status: active date: '2010-01-01' share_url: https://deanrush.net/downloads/flyingfreebook.md source_url: https://deanrush.net/downloads/flyingfreebook.md site_category: Flying Free book_title: Flying Free book_chapter: 14 book_chapter_title: Think Straight – Stop Anger Now! source_file: flyingfree/flying-free-14-think-straight.md description: > Chapter 14 close — rely on God through turmoil; Helen Steiner Rice poem of meeting God and rising like an eagle above the storms. --- # Meet God and the Soaring Eagle Poem **Author:** Dean Rush **Book:** *Flying Free* · **Chapter 14:** Think Straight – Stop Anger Now! **Full book:** [deanrush.net/downloads/flyingfreebook.md](https://deanrush.net/downloads/flyingfreebook.md) ## Context for the Reader This chapter closes Section I by addressing anger that steals recovery energy. The final move is not another self-technique alone but meeting God — with a poem that bridges into Section II: Take Proper Action. This lesson is the friend’s reminder and Helen Steiner Rice’s “Meet God in the morning” — soaring-eagle prayer as the daily way past hopeless days. > Voice note: Everything under **Dean's excerpt** is Dean's original prose (lightly cleaned only). Sections marked **Biblical foundations**, **Scholar sidebar**, **Takeaways**, and **First-time learner** are enrichment for Asker / first readers — not Dean speaking. --- ## Biblical foundations (preface) Dean’s closing is dependence. Scripture calls for morning seeking, continual prayer, and eagle strength that rises by waiting on the Lord — not by polishing anger management alone. | Dean's claim | Scriptural undercarriage | | --- | --- | | God wants us to succeed through turmoil; rely on Him | Trust in the Lord with all your heart (Proverbs 3:5–6); cast all your anxieties on Him (1 Peter 5:7) | | Avoid anger by meeting God | Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you (James 4:8); continue steadfastly in prayer (Colossians 4:2) | | Meet God in the morning; go with Him through the day | O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice (Psalm 5:3); pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17) | | Rise above storms like an eagle on wings of prayer and love | Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles (Isaiah 40:31) | --- ## Dean's excerpt ### Meet God in the morning A very good friend reminded me that God wants us to succeed through all the turmoil of life and one of the best means of doing that is to rely on Him. We can avoid being angry by simply meeting God. This poem by Helen Steiner Rice graphically illustrates that thought. **Meet God in the morning** **And go with Him through the day** **And thank Him for His guidance** **Each evening when you pray,** **And if you follow faithfully** **This daily way to pray** **You will never in your lifetime** **Face another “hopeless day,”** **For like a soaring eagle** **You too can rise above** **The “storms of life” around you** **On the wings of prayer and love.** — Helen Steiner Rice > **Scholar sidebar — Daily reliance, eagle strength** > Proverbs 3:5–6 and 1 Peter 5:7 underwrite rely-on-Him success through turmoil. Psalm 5:3 and 1 Thessalonians 5:17 match morning-and-through-the-day prayer. Isaiah 40:31 is the biblical home of the soaring-eagle image the poem uses. Keep the poem intact as Dean presents it — enrichment points to Scripture without replacing Rice’s lines. --- ## Takeaways 1. **Friend’s reminder.** God wants success through turmoil by reliance, not solo grit. 2. **Meet God.** A simple path for avoiding anger’s grip. 3. **Morning to evening.** Guidance sought, walked, and thanked. 4. **Faithful daily way.** Hope displaces the “hopeless day.” 5. **Eagle over the storm.** Prayer and love as wings — bridge toward Section II action. --- ## First-time learner ### What is Dean saying in one sentence? A friend taught him to avoid anger by meeting God, and Helen Steiner Rice’s poem pictures morning-to-evening prayer that lifts you like an eagle above life’s storms. ### Why end the anger chapter here? Because techniques without reliance still leave the heart unsupervised; meeting God is the daily frame for straight thinking. ### Key verses to read with this lesson - **Isaiah 40:31** — Mount up with wings like eagles. - **Psalm 5:3** — Morning voice to the Lord. - **Proverbs 3:5–6** — Trust; He directs paths. - **1 Thessalonians 5:17** — Pray without ceasing. - **James 4:8** — Draw near to God. - **1 Peter 5:7** — Cast anxieties on Him. ### A simple practice For seven days: meet God in the morning (even ten focused minutes), note one guidance thanks at evening, and refuse to rehearse one angry loop you usually feed at night. ### How this feeds Ask Dean Seed material for: *How does meeting God help with anger? What is the Helen Steiner Rice poem Dean shares? How does the eagle image close Chapter 14?*