Birds as a Prayer of Creation

1 God sees the little sparrow fall,
it meets his tender view;
if God so loves the little birds,
I know he loves me too.

1 God of the sparrow God of the whale

God of the swirling stars

How does the creature say Awe

How does the creature say Praise

Yesterday I encouraged the congregation of Trenton United Church to be Bird-Brained with St. Francis during the season of Lent. As readers of this blog will know I'm picking up on the 800th anniversary commemoration of the death of Francis by the Roman Catholic church. While Francis preached to the birds, many of us have learned that birds teach us and preach to us in a variety of ways. We'll all use a calendar page to record what we see and hear each day during the preparatory season for Easter. After the service a number of people came to me to share the birds they have seen recently. 

We feed birds and are constantly amazed and uplifted by them during this harsh Winter. Whether it is a tiny rose-breasted nuthatch at a feeder or the pair of cardinals at dusk or the bald eagles we see along the Moira River these are examples of resilience and the variety of Creation. 

I have written about Liza Adamczewski, the Accidental Ecologist and so has Mira Gupta in a thoughtful X post. Liza reposted it: 

Liza Adamczewski or the accidental ecologist

@lizaadamczewski

I stumbled across this little piece about my work yesterday. Written by someone I’ve never met; but they have met my work. Its an odd feeling knowing paintings will be around long after I’ve departed