Two Little Dicky Birds... by Mandy Baker Johnson
Earlier this month, my friend Elizabeth and I went on holiday to the wilds of Norfolk. Without wanting to sound super-spiritual or boring, one of our favourite things is praying together. There is something exciting and exhilarating about enjoying God with a trusted friend.... Anything can happen. And sometimes it does! After one delightful session of prayer, I went into the kitchen to make coffee. I glanced out of the window while waiting for the kettle to boil. Two birds were sitting on the telephone wires twittering away for all they were worth. It was beautiful. They were so carefree, perched there, merrily doing what they were created to do. Such small, fragile creatures, insignificant really, yet delighting the heart of the One who made them. They are not beneath His attention; nothing about them escapes His notice. I saw Elizabeth and me in a different light.... Two middle-aged ladies sitting in a caravan, talking and singing to their Father for all th...