We were putting together wee bags of bird seed this week for this morning's service at Trenton United. Son Isaac is our pastor and he knows that we have a number of feeders so we offered to get these ready. This is the Feast of St. Francis and many Protestants have embraced the twelfth century mystic's love of Creation. Lots of congregations now hold Blessing of the Animals services although they are probably suspended in this pandemic year.
Francis is reputed to have preached to the birds, hence Ike's decision to distribute the sunflower seeds this morning. I'm sure he's figured out how he'll doing this is a COVIDly responsible way. He's planning to use an image from the Taize Christian comunity in France, where he lived for a year. The stained glass is in one of the Taize worship spaces and we actually have a poster of it in our home.
We've been reminded again recently of the alarming loss of biodiversity around the world including the disappearance of an estimated 3 billion birds in North America during the past 50 years. This is a staggering number.
In this season of migration we can celebrate the birds and the bees and all of the Creator's critters. And if we cherish them, we will protect them.
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