The Church by the Bridge - 100 Years of Good News
Don’t we all sometimes wake up in the morning and just feel completely bleary-eyed, unrested and wonder where the night went?
I had one of those mornings this week. Lying there bleary eyed, wondering what had happened to the sleep, and distantly contemplating my next moves. Eventually focusing I could see that it was, even though relatively early in the morning, light outside. I then managed to finally figure out that that persistent noise next to me was the alarm tooting. As the eyes focused on the beautiful morning sky outside, I couldn’t help but notice a little blackbird constantly flying past the window to and fro in the direction of our neighbour’s roof. On further investigation it turns out that in their soffits, the bird has established a nest and – whilst I was in bed trying to collect my bearings and thoughts, contemplating the sky and thinking about the day – bird mum or dad was incessantly flying back and forth to feed their newly-hatched and very hungry chicks.
As I was pondering on the dedication of these bird parents, the passage from God in Jesus came into my mind who speaks about something very similar: ‘do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: they do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? (Luke 12:22-25)
I have to say that morning when I finally did make it out of bed I had a great smile on my face and a massive ‘thank you God’ on my heart.
It has reminded me of the precious fact that whether we wake or sleep, God is constantly at work, watching over us, answering prayers, feeding us, caring for us and loving us.
Who would want to face the day without God by their side – no matter what the circumstances? God cares and God is there right by our side!
Have a blessed week no matter what it holds knowing that we are not alone.
Kai