Monday, August 31, 2009

 

THE LILY AND THE BLUEBIRD

THE LILY AND THE BLUEBIRD
Contributed by Daphne Harrington
August 29, 2009


Once upon a time there was a beautiful lily. This lily had a bluebird
friend who used to perch on a nearby fencepost and visit with her
nearly every day. Together they enjoyed observing the rancher and his
family who owned the place where they lived. They watched as, day
after day, the rancher and his family worked tirelessly. Though their
ranch was profitable and their hard work admirable, the conversation
the friends overheard and the things they observed were curious to the
pair. It seemed the more profitable the ranch became, the more the
family thought they needed.

The bluebird made an observational flight over the rancher's domain,
"You know, lily," he said upon his return, "All their hard work is
really paying off. They have increased and improved this place
substantially in the last few years."

"I know," replied the lily, "But have you also noticed that along with
their increase they have less and less time for each other. They have
all but quit going to church, and I hear them arguing more and more.
And come to think of it," she observed, "I used to see the farmer and
his wife taking long walks. Sometimes they walked together, hand in
hand and at other times I used to see each of them taking time out of
their busy days for a stroll alone in the woods, talking with the
Lord. Nowadays however, they are too busy for that."

The bluebird chimed in, "Now they've turned the management of the farm
over to the farmhands and have both taken jobs in the city in order to
earn even more money so they can keep up the possessions they already
have."

"Yes, and they've also bought a second home in Florida so they can
have a nice warm place to live when it gets too cold here," said the
lily.

The bluebird heaved a mournful sigh, "Lily," he said, "When the
rancher and his family went to church, do you think they heard how the
Heavenly Father told them to take a close look at you and me and to
observe the secret of simplicity in how He takes care of His
creatures? It seems to me they are complicating their lives instead of
making them better.

To all this, the beautiful lily replied, "Why is it that people go to
school and study textbooks and learn many great things, yet they
aren't smart enough to read God's textbook on life and apply it?"

"Yeah," said the bluebird, "Then they too could fly and be free."




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