A friend sent me this lovely story which I thought I'd share with you all:
After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park , 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...because she had been willing to die, so those under the cover of her wings would live.
'He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge.'
(Psalm 91:4)
oh Moonfairy, that gave me shivers...that quote too!!!
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id say the bird would have been well done,
tasty !
Oooohhh Moonfairy that was so lovely it made me cry.
Linda
:dft006: poor little birdie. What a beautiful story. x
Tears, aw that is so lovely.
I think all mothers can see the lioness in them.
a mothers love knows no bounds.
Tears here too! What happened to the babies afterwards, I wonder?
such a sad yet happy story... so sweet,
Made me cry. Poor Mummy bird.
So sad and beautiful, shivers down my spine.
This is so beautiful and shows the power of love and motherhood in all species.