“But, as old Swedish legends say, Of all the birds upon that day, The swallow felt the deepest grief, And longed to give her Lord relief, And chirped when any near would come. Hugswala swala swal honom! Meaning, as they who tell it deem, Oh, cool, oh, cool and comfort Him!” GivingFeltGriefLordComfortBirdReliefLegendsSwedish Book:The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems Source: The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems
“I am a song bird, I am a meek song bird, I offer my prayer to the Lord.” SongPrayerLordOffersBirdMeek Author:Guru Nanak
“Surely, God could have caused birds to fly with their bones made of solid gold, with their veins full of quicksilver, with their flesh heavier than lead, and with their wings exceedingly small. He did not, and that ought to show something. It is only in order to shield your ignorance that you put the Lord at every turn to the refuge of a miracle.” MadeShowsOrderTurnsLordIgnoranceOughtBirdGoldMiracleWingsBonesFleshRefugeVeinsShields Author:Galileo Galilei
“There's Carol like a rolling car, And Martin like a flying bird, And Adam like the Lord's First Word, And Raymond like the Harvest Moon, And Peter like a piper's tune, And Alan like the flowing on Of water. And there's John, like John.” FirstsWaterLordCarMoonBirdFlyingTunesAdamPeterRollingHarvestCarolsPipersHarvest Moon Author:Eleanor Farjeon
“A great many people (not you) do now seem to think that the mere state of being worried is in itself meritorious. I don’t think it is. We must, if it so happens, give our lives for others: but even while we’re doing it, I think we’re meant to enjoy Our Lord and, in Him, our friends, our food, our sleep, our jokes, and the birds’ song and the frosty sunrise.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingStatesSeemsHappensSongEnjoySleepLordOur LivesJokesBirdMereWorriedGreat MenSunriseOur LordLive For OthersBird Song Author:C. S. Lewis