An odd bird...

April 20, 2010

I saw the weirdest thing yesterday. I was driving on the highway, and suddenly a big bald eagle caught my eye. He swooped straight down out of the sky, talons out, diving for the ground just in front of the onramp on the opposite side of the freeway. I watched him up ahead, as I was driving toward him, and was hoping to see him fly back up with what mouse or whatever he'd caught from the edge of the road.

Instead, though, he landed. Right in the middle of the deserted onramp. I looked in front of him. No roadkill or anything. There were two crows standing on either side of the eagle, standing in the road as crows do. Only this time, there was an eagle between them. Just hanging out.

I drove past, but wondered what it was that I had seen.

An eagle acting like a crow.

An eagle, in my mind, is King of the Jungle of the bird world. They have size, they have presence, they have vision. They have an amazing ability to soar and dominate the sky. Eagles are truly majestic creatures.

Crows, on the other hand, to me, are the bullies of the bird world. They're nasty, territorial scavengers. They are clever, but only street smart. They steal (from our picnic lunches at the park and from other birds) and they threaten. They are mean as heck if they don't like where you're walking.

So what was this eagle, who's designed for so much more, doing hanging out like a crow, in a dangerous place?

Blowing his destiny.

As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I [Paul] urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Ephesians 4:1 NIV