gone... hatched and snatched

"He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart." Psalm 91:4

For weeks we watched a pair of birds build a home in the fern on our porch.  Their babies hatched, and the parents do what parents do for their children... made them a good home, kept careful watch over them, fed them nutritious meals plus tasty treats, and cooed sweet lullabies for their peaceful sleep.

But yesterday morning, it looked like a war zone hit our porch.  Torn sections of fern and leaves everywhere, but the worst part, lots of little feathers.  I quickly checked the bird nest... completely empty.  Not quite ready to fly, we could only suspect they were snatched by a lurking predator. Clearly, there had been a fight for life.  Seeing the despair of the parent birds above, i felt their agonizing pain. Birds, like most parents, get quite upset when their family nest is disturbed.  Sometimes no matter how carefully a parent guides and protects, evil strikes and hearts are broken.

Snatched dreams, snatched hope, snatched plans, snatched celebrations... the unexpected can happen in an instant at any stage of our life.  Is anywhere safe? How do you survive the hardships?  Our truest protection is in the Arms of our Father.  When troubles surface, i can think of no other place i'd rather be.  How about you?

"You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance." Psalm 32:7

we are loved and chosen by God,
may we live like we believe it,
veneal