Yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice sparrows at the window, seemingly trying to get into the office during class. Again this morning, as I prepared for class, 4 sparrows were very active in the bush by my office window, seemingly looking at me and chirping.
Maria Laura: I heard the birds yesterday during class, and I was going to mention about them.
Lauri: I had a sparrow land on my door screen the other day.
Karen:
Core Spiritual Themes
- Resilience; Inner Strength: Sparrows prove that you do not need to be the biggest or flashiest to survive and thrive.
- Community Belonging: They live in social flocks and build close nests, highlighting teamwork, friendship, and family bonds.
- Simplicity Joy: They teach us to find happiness in everyday moments and let go of heavy, unneeded worries.
- Self-Worth: Their presence encourages you to value your own unique voice and contributions, even if you feel overlooked.
It was a lovely little connection. What first came to mind was the old hymn His Eye Is on the Sparrow.
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
Why should I feel discouraged?
Why should the shadows come?
Why should my heart be lonely
And long for heav’n and home,
When Jesus is my portion?
My constant Friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me.
CHORUS
I sing because I’m happy—
I sing because I’m free—
For His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me.
I love how nature responds to God’s nudgings to deliver messages from heaven to us, small, loving, maybe to another insignificant, but very real and a beautiful connection with the Creator.
And this verse from Matthew 10:29, reminding us we are never forgotten, God knows all our cares. We are not alone in this journey.
Matthew 10:29
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.
And
Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.”
And
Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
A lovely little reminder from the sparrows, of God’s presence, constancy, and mercy.