“Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”
Matthew 6:26 NKJV
I often picture Jesus standing and gently sharing truths for humans during the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. The birds of the air that find food in many places because Our Heavenly Father feeds them. They don’t gather into our barns.
Jesus had just taught us how to pray;
Vs 9 of Matthew 6 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Then I picture various birds we might see today like this domesticated bird and think WOW how did God allowed us to see this beauty.
Bird enjoying the streets and eateries of Key West Fl. 2026 (Photo by Chris Mar)
I read this week in my devotional these words CAC’s online course The Divine Exchange, Cynthia Bourgeault considers one of Jesus’s parables through the lens of interconnection and abundance. “Jesus continues to heap on metaphor after metaphor: Behold the lilies of the field, behold the sparrow, behold the hairs of your head. He creates a picture of a kingdom where every single piece, no matter how humble, is known and supported. He ends with “Do not be afraid, little flock. It is my Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).
Now imagine the beauty Our Heavenly Father sees in you, me and all humans He created.
Vs 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Jeremiah’s words recorded by Baruch. “And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity on all flesh,” says the Lord. “But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.” (Jeremiah 45:5 NKJV)
(Matthew :6 vs 24) “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
I love the parables Jesus taught, don’t you? I’m not sure I have mastered the truth wrapped in these stories of such small and what might be called insignificant things giving us a messsge that works better that fear, anxiety and our egos!
Summer is almost here. Might just be a good time to chill out and glean the benefits that await us from an odd but simple thought. Have we tried counting the hairs on our heads? It’s probably not as many as the times spent flipping it and wondering how we look? Why bother with the lilies of the field? What might they tell us?
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