“Then they said
to him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my
Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also” John 8:19
I was working in the warehouse
and the big garage door was opened when a mockingbird flew in. I tried
everything I could to scare the bird out but he would just sit on the rafters
and chirp. I clapped my hands, yelled and even threw a block of wood, and he would just sit there. It was late Friday afternoon, and I was going
home for the weekend. I knew that the bird would be trapped inside for the
weekend if he did not get out. I finally gave up and put the door down.
If I could just be a bird I could show him how to get out.
When I returned on Monday I did
not see the bird. Time passed and a few weeks later as I moved some
pallets I found the dead bird. My thought returned to the idea of
becoming a bird, and it occurred to me that is what Jesus did for me. He
became a physical man so that I might know him and the father.
Prayer
Abba Father,
Thank you for coming to earth to
know us. Thank you for the examples of love you show us through your
word. Help us to live a life that brings honor to you and the
father. Amen
