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Mother's Loving Care
Author Unknown
After
a forest fire in
Yellowstone National Park the forest rangers began their trek up a
mountain to assess the
inferno's damage.
One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched
statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree.
Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a
stick. When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from
under their dead mother's wings.
The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her
offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her
wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise.
She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies.
Then the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small
body. The mother had remained steadfast.
She had been willing to die, so those under the cover of her wings
would live.
"He will cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou
trust ... " (Psalm 91:4)
Being loved this much should make a difference in your life.
Remember the One who loves you, and then be different because of it.
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by
Phyllis Reed
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