How many times have we seen a bird laying on the road pavement. For some reason this little creature had a message for me this particular day.
We were just finishing up our evening walk as the small, dark form appeared ahead of us. The now-cooling asphalt road still held some warmth as my dogs and I looked down. There, lying still, a bit of dried blood by his lifeless eyes, was a dead mockingbird. Almost frozen in a flying position, it looked like sleep had taken over but of course that wasn’t the case.
I carefully picked up the little body to bring it back home with us. There was a lot of night traffic on our road and I just didn’t want his remains to be vulnerable to more passing cars. As I lifted him up, a single, soft feather blew gently past us. Scooping it up, I thought of all the miles this feather had helped him fly.
The Bible tells us that God knows everything! He even knows when sparrows fall to the earth! Therefore, I know that this little bird had been in His care even lying there on the road. What a great gift that is to us! How could we be lonely knowing that our Father holds us in the palm of His hand?
Thank you to all my followers and greetings to my new ones. Many of you were introduced to my work after reading my first book, FROM WE TO ME…letters to my friend. This was published in the fall of 2013 and has enjoyed some success. Many of those who have read the book have written encouraging comments, saying it was helpful to those who are experiencing grief.
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