Today I have been inundated with cardinals. It started out this morning when I heard them chirping in the backyard. I went out to sneak a peek and there they were- several red beauties singing to me. Then just a few minutes ago I went to my front window and a bright crimson male alit on my bird feeder just in time for me to see him. I then caught a movement out of the corner of my eye and spotted another male on my porch under our chair picking up left over pumpkin seeds. I sat praying and watching for a good ten minutes as the cardinals took turns going back for more and standing guard. I had to thank God for His reinforcement as I have been dealing with some very emotional issues lately. I really needed to know He was still here for me and God did just that by bringing hope and joy to me through my cardinal friends... and thus forcing me to pray (since that is what I always do when I see a cardinal). God is the ONLY ONE who will never let me down and I find comfort in knowing that.
Praying is no easy matter. It demands a relationship in which you allow someone other that yourself to enter into the very center of your being, and to see there what you would rather leave in darkness, to touch there what you would rather leave untouched. ~Henri J.M. Nouwen
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That is soooo wonderful!! I saw my cardinals yesterday too! In the pouring rain!! I was so happy! Too tired to blog though.... I've been exhausted! Did you see the hundreds of orbs in my "goodbye caledonia" blog? It's under the random white flower blog!
It was so nice talking to you the other night ;)
Yes, Jeni- I did see those orbs... very special. I thought I commented, but I guess that was when I tried during the time your settings had been changed.
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