Sunday Shepherd's Voice

a little poem on the daily texts

When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future. Ecclesiastes 7.14

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? Matthew 6.26

Moravian Daily Texts for Sunday, February 5th

Noticing less birds than I would have expected, I’d like to think they found a warmer place to shelter for the last few bitter cold days. But, this morning Jesus told me to “Look at the birds of the air.” So, I did. And they were there, and even singing, what sounded like a very happy hymn.

Shepherd’s voice:

Beloved, look at the birds of the air. 
   playing
   paying attention
   spying provision
   turning over a leaf
   moving on to another yard
                          another acre
trusting their Maker.

You have more value than they,
                     but you don't play
  much.

Come and be where you are,
              the future's too far.
  such

  sustenence
 here
now.