Just Float

It is spring in South Africa and I was working in my garden.

I noticed that a little dove had fallen from its nest and into

our swimming pool.  The bird was still alive, but only just.

It had been in the pool a long time.  Its feet were stiff from

the cold and its little neck just hung limp.  I took it out of

the pool not really knowing what to do.

Instinct jumped in.  I wrapped the bird in a towel and blew

softly into the towel to warm it up.  A couple of hours later,

the little bird made a full recovery.

As I was sitting and looking at this bird, I realized that when

I found it in the pool, it was just floating.  Had the little

bird spluttered and flapped, it would have tired itself out.

Its feathers would have become completely water-logged and it

would have drowned.  Instead, it just floated.

The lesson I learned is this:

When I am in a situation, I too should "float" instead of

flapping and splashing around.  I should "float" in the arms of

the Everlasting Father who always will carry me and rescue me.

~A MountainWings Original by Sandy Lange, South Africa~