Swallows

6 January 2011.

Psalms 73:28 But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works.

Between my office and the flatlet, there is an alcove that leads off the office. In the alcove above the window the swallows have built there house, one cannot call it a nest it looks more like a mud igloo. Just before they enter the nest they perch on an old telephone wire and then go into the nest. Firstly I did not know that swallows could make such a pleasant sound, and secondly I did not know that they had such beautiful feathers. When we see them flying or swooping after insects they are usually so fast or so high that we cannot really see them. At the moment it would seem they are very busy bringing food, so I do not know if they have babies or not.

I suppose it is the same with many of us, that there are people around us that we do not understand until we can get closer to them. When we see how people build there homes, how they provide for their families, how they dress and act, it tells us so much more about them than when they are flying high and are so busy in the world. So for us to get to know our neighbours we need to get close enough to them so that they can be themselves, and we can love them for who they are. It is also the same with Jesus, the closer we want to be with Him the more we will get to understand Him.

Be encouraged today to get closer to your neighbour, you may surprised at just how pleasant they are.

David

Point to ponder: You cannot love from a distance.

Question to consider: How close are you to your neighbour?

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