Saturday, April 23, 2011

only a pittance

he was just a tiny thing. lying very still. blank eyes.

'... not worth much more than a penny at most... '

it was raining... cold... miserable out. i watched it for a bit from the window. he had flown into the window from the birdfeeder and had landed on the ground.

it was just a sparrow. there are millions of them. not too smart sometimes.

'... and yet, not one falls to the ground without your Father... '

my heart would not let me just leave it there, so i went out in the rain, gently scooped him up and cupped him in my hands and ducked into the open garage.

do you ever just 'know'... sometimes... that you are being made particularly aware of Father's heart? that His heart really does take notice of... and that, in some incredible way, He is even 'with'... something so insignificant as a little sparrow.

i held the little thing in my warm hands and thanked Father that He knew the little one had fallen... that He was with the little one.

i prayed and stroked the softer-than-soft feathers for a minute or two. then he moved, blinked, moved again - then flew out of my hand and off to a tree.

'... are you not worth more than many tiny birds... and yet Father knows... and is with you... '

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

breathing...

Jesus said... 'My father goes on working, and so do I'. (John 5)

"The relationship between Jesus and the Father is so intimate it is like breathing. God offers this same intimacy to you and me, breathing love into us, and with this breath inspiring us to breathe love into others. 'It is good for you that I'm going,' Jesus said, 'because if I go, I can send you my Spirit, my breath'."

~ Henri Nouwen

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

a time...

there comes a time, in one's life...

maybe...

when the light begins to break through...

when reality begins to dawn...

that He resides with you...

that He dwells within you.

there is no need to 'ask' Him to draw nigh...

He is nigh.

He can get no closer.

no closer than your breath...

no closer than your heartbeat.

He is with you.

He is in you.

it is in you... that He lives, and breathes, and has His being.

it is in Him... that you live, and breathe, and have your being.

there comes a time, in one's life...

maybe...

when one knows...

that He sees...

that He knows...

that He is here.

right here.

in the very midst.

always.

without fail.