We sat on the verandah for morning tea and my husband reminisced on his
ramblings through our garden. He said he often comes across interesting natural
phenomena.
Especially so in springtime, he said. It may be a swarm of bees resting after
leaving a hive, or a corkscrew grass seed springing to action. Rains stand the
seeds on their sharp end and with a corkscrew action, they twist themselves into
the ground.
He said, ‘These ramblings remind me of a job I was working on many years ago,
repairing a residence. In a peach tree there was a Wagtail’s nest. The young had
already hatched and in time they filled the nest and their heads were over the
side, keeping an eye on us.
Because I brought our building materials past them each day, the birds accepted
me as part of their environment.
I stopped one morning for a closer look. I was at arm’s length and the mother
bird sat on the nest to cover her young.
At that time of the year the flies were abundant and I could catch them easily.
I caught one and offered it to the sitting bird.
As I moved my hand in closer, she stretched out to take it and she followed by
taking another and another.
Daily, the mother bird trusted me not to harm her or her family.
Isn’t that what we do daily? We eat good food, breathe fresh air and drink clean
water, always trusting God and feeling good in His presence. And we thank Him
for supplying our needs.
Our trust in God overcomes our fear of Him just as the little bird’s trust
overcame her fear of me.
"In the morning let me know of your love, for I put my trust in you."’ Psalm
143:8
Elizabeth Price, Team writer with Just a Minute
reprice@dragnet.com.au
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