Things are quite noisy at New Day! Bright yellow and black weaver birds have been frantically building nests in a tree in front of Blu and Darbie's house. Blu is so excited. J According to Wes Wilcox, the male will build the nest and try to coax a female in for a date. After the nests are built, the female birds will arrive to inspect them and choose one to raise her babies. It looks like there are at least 50 nests and the birds hang upside down to build them which is quite comical. It’s like a noisy birdie high rise.
Today is Ash Wednesday which is the beginning of the Lenten season. Lent is a time of reflection and preparation for Easter Sunday. My denomination usually doesn’t observe Lent because we focus on the Good News of Christ’s resurrection which is great! I guess I have hung around the Methodists long enough that I enjoy taking this time to think about the sacrifice Christ made for me. We usually don’t dwell on the suffering of Christ much but the bible tells us we are called to suffer as he suffered. 1Peter 2:21 "To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. Philippians 1:29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him."
Whether you observe Lent or not the Weaver birds remind me of the newness of life we have in Christ. He has prepared a place for us in heaven and invites us to join him. I don’t know about you but I will not need to do much inspecting before I move in.
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