Almost every morning in the recent weeks, I noticed this sun bird perched in the same site ! It is its hiding place. The crows, large birds, squirrel seem to prefer trees with foliage.
There are times when staying hidden is an inward compulsion.
I read with immense interest the narration of the experience of forty days and night Jesus of Nazareth spent in the 'desert', after which he was 'tempted'!
There are times, when everything in life recedes to insignificance and the inner urge for solitariness takes over!
What might happen during times of solitude!
It is a time of listening and discernment.
There is a voice within which transcends reason and logic. Humans created in the image of God has the 'endowment' of godliness within us, which gets subdued or marginalised amidst the crowded events in our lives.
So all fo us need 'separated' times or set apart times, when we stay tuned inward to sense the reality of God's abiding presence deep within us.
The experiences of sorrow, fear, anxiety, being let down or ignored create within some turbulence. Even in such times, the reality of God's silent presence in our lives is real although the consciousness of it is faint.
The habit of finding times for inner quietness is a saving grace in our lives, because such times bring us to experience interior stillness springing from an awakened consciousness of God's abiding presence in our lives!
Watching this bird almost every morning is refreshing because it reminds me of the value of seeking for times of quietness even during the working hours each day.
I find three minutes of silence about five times during the day, creates an inner composure needed to live soberly!
Thank you Sun bird !
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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