A Bird's Funeral

A little ceremony for a Common Yellowthroat

I talked about being a volunteer for a bird collision organization in my previous post, but I did forget to answer one question: How can I relate that to my christian walk?

There was one verse that stuck to me on one of my readings. "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father" Matthew 10:29 (ESV). During the age of the Roman Empire when this was written, a sparrow was pretty much worthless in the eyes of a human being. However, the second part of this verse says that our huge and powerful God cares about His creation so much that He even has time to attend the funeral of a songbird. I think this is pretty cool! So if He cares for such a small event such as the death of a sparrow, think about how much He cares about you! Yes you, the reader of this blog! Think about that for a while.
Anyway, during those mornings when I collect the bird casualties that died from a window collision or rescuing the ones recovering at the base of a building, I know that I am right there with my Father paying my respects for a victim or feeling the heartbeat of a bird alive in my hand.
It's a short post, but I think it gets the point across.