Tapestry of Life: 18 April 2010

Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.
Matthew 6: 26, 28-29

Over the past week I've noticed how much more alive nature has become. Almost daily different species of birds arrived at the feeders along with those downy and red-bellied woodpeckers who frequented the suet cages all winter. The Eastern bluebird couple completed their nest in the little white house and now there are three blue eggs incubating. It won't be long before they hatch and mother and father bird will be kept busy fetching food for them all day long. The trees have started to bud out and some even have leaves forming already. Daffodils and crocuses are in full bloom, the tulips have buds that will soon open and...the first crop of dandelions for the season is starting to speckle lawns and fields with their yellow glow. The frogs are serenading us with their joyful music in the pond each evening and long into the night. All this by the movements of nature and the grace and care of the Sacred One.

And yet, we are so apt to worry about "what's next" - what to eat, what to wear, what new "gadget" we should or will buy, even who says what to whom. Putting our faith in God's abundant Love and care for us is often times easy to forget, or dismiss. We tend to focus on the "things of the world" (not necessarily a bad thing when we use our gifts and talents wisely) at the expense of taking stalk in the abundant seen and unseen ways our Sacred Provider loves and blesses us daily with so many wonderful gifts and talents. All too often we may focus our minds and hearts on all those tomorrows and we miss the Sacred touch of this day, this moment.

Yes indeed, how much more does the Heavenly One care for us than the birds of the air and the lilies of the field? Ponder with me, if you wish, the sacred movements in our lives and discover anew how beautifully the hand of our Sacred Creator is woven into the very tapestry of our lives and all of creation.

Peace on the Journey