God Moment - Lynda Parlett - March 27, 2020
“Beauty in the Midst”
I’ve always been an animal lover. My Dad called me “Ellie Mae” (as in Ellie Mae Clampit from the Beverly Hillbillies television show) when I was young. So, when I moved here from eastern NC nearly 9 years ago, I was thrilled to have a home from which I could observe so many of God’s furry and feathered creatures.
Visitors to our yard regularly include turkeys, chipmunks, raccoons, bobcats, foxes, bears and lately, even deer. Since the start of our social distancing here on our mountain, I have enjoyed spending time observing nature even more. And God has provided me with new delight to show me the true beauty of his creation in the midst of such a challenging and unusual time. For the first time this spring, there are two pairs of bluebirds nesting in our birdhouses. We’ve always had chickadees and wrens and last year even had tree swallows who were dislodged from their previous homes by the clear cutting of a stand of pines. But we’ve never been graced by the presence of these beautiful and melodious bluebirds.
Job 12: 7- 10
7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you;
the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
8 ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you;
and the fish of the sea will declare to you.
9 Who among all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?
10 In his hand is the life of every living thing
and the breath of every human being.