The Least of Creatures

I sit at the kitchen table, work,

And watch the birds.

I take a break and snap a picture.

The snow has come

And the birds have nothing to eat.

"Look at the birds in the sky. They don’t sow seed or harvest grain or gather crops into barns. Yet your heavenly [Parent] feeds them."

- Jesus, Matthew 6:26 (CEB)

Surrogate "heavenly Parent,"

I keep the feeders filled,

The water full,

Even for the birds I don't care for as much.

What if it was so simple

To care for ALL those in need?

Bless all in need this day.

Bless all who mourn, who fear, who are in danger.

Guide me, that I may be your hands and heart in the world.