(A poem inspired by a bird in the church sanctuary yesterday (not my normal sanctuary but one of a friend’s) – and I thought of that bird off and on yesterday, thru the evening. I guess it’s like us remembering that God remembers us ALL the time. Let us pray for that bird to have gotten out.)

As a Bird

You may think it’s absurd, 

That a simple bird,

is mentioned so much IN the Word.

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But a lowly simple sparrow bird,

You’ve surely heard,

Is God’s blessed creature SECURED.

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A BIRD,

Sings for God’s Creation unheard.

A BIRD,

Collects seeds and fruits superb.

A BIRD 

Reminds us to look at our destiny SECURED.

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God values us (you and me) SO MUCH MORE than a simple bird. 

God loves us, surely you’ve heard.

Remember that each time you see a bird.

Amen

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Matthew 10:29-31

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Psalm 104:27-34

All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works – he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.