Under the cover of His wings
An article in National Geographic several years ago provided a
penetrating picture of God's wings. After a forest fire in Yellowstone
National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess
the inferno's damage.
One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched
statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by
the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he struck
it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother's wings.
The
loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had
carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them
under
her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She
could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. When
the blaze had arrived and the heat had singed her small body, the
mother
had remained steadfast.
She had been willing to die, so those under the cover of her wings
would
live.
Ps 91:4: He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings
shalt
thou trust: his truth shall be your shield and buckler.
~Author Unknown