Ever tried to resuscitate a wood pecker?
Last evening, wearily back from a trip to London I was deeply impacted by a couple of incidents!
Daughter no 1 had kindly offered to do the dinner and being a warm sunny evening I made the most of the offer by relaxing outside in the garden in an attempt to recover from the affects of sitting for hours on a delayed train. I was watching the birds and enjoying the beauty and peace of the space when all of a sudden someting flew into an upstairs window of the house. I was shocked and made my way over to the lifeless form of a young woodpecker laying on the patio below. The reflection of the garden in the glass must have confused it.
I wondered initially if it was merely stunned and as the family gathered to see what the fuss was about, we each took it in turns to try and resuscitate the tiny thing, praying it would revive. Sadly it had died. This upset me so much and I'm not sure why! We had been praying for resurrection and I had really expected it to come alive:-( The ancient book says that our Father sees the sparrow that falls to the ground and that these things are noted in heaven! I felt a deep compassion for this little bird and found myself shedding tears at the loss of life.
If that wasn't enough emotion for one evening, half an hour or so later I glanced up at the offending window whilst recalling the incident and was horrified to see that our kitten had somehow got upstairs, into one of the bedrooms and was perched 2 stories up precariously balanced on the same window ledge from which the bird had fallen. She was blinking down at us all eating our dinner in the garden below, looking disorientated and as if she was going to leap off at any minute! I immediately told daughter no.2 to go into the bedroom to try and coax her back inside and got hubby to stand below in case the kitten fell.The kitten had just about managed to turn itself around on the ledge, responding well to the coaxing when at the last minute she lost her balance! I watched her dropping spreadeagled – straight into Brian's waiting arms!!!
Phew – what a hero!
My hero - fingers mark the spots - from there to ground!
Next time he jests about getting rid of the kitten - we won't believe him.
To sum up - I guess it's all about perspectives.
Although sad at the loss of the baby woodpecker, how much more would we have been sad at the loss of our beloved kitten....and ...how much more than that.... if death had come to one of us?
The one who is 'all truth' says in the ancient book -
"Two sparrows cost only a penny, but not even one of them can die without your Father's knowing it. God even knows how many hairs are on your head. So don't be afraid. You are worth much more than many sparrows."
Know today that YOU are precious and beloved.
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