I LIKE BUZZARDS TOO

I LIKE BUZZARDS TOO

Friday, September 20, 2019

  Eagles are beautiful. I love to watch them soar as the hunt, and dive as they see their prey.

  But I like buzzards too.

  Comparing their work, I’ve pondered that ugly turkey buzzards cleaning up carcass and garbage, thereby preventing disease and stench, are very important to healthy function.

  Thinking about the matter curbside, I would choose trash men over a starlet adorning our street.

  (Maybe old Ben Franklin had it right when he wanted the similar-in-appearance turkey for a national emblem?)

  Consider the Apostle Paul’s words on the topic: “There is only one Spirit who does all these things by giving what God wants to give to each person. For example, the body is one unit and yet has many parts. As all the parts form one body, so it is with Christ. By one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether we are Jewish or Greek, slave or free, God gave all of us one Spirit to drink. As you know, the human body is not made up of only one part, but of many parts. Suppose a foot says, "I'm not a hand, so I'm not part of the body!" Would that mean it's no longer part of the body? Or suppose an ear says, "I'm not an eye, so I'm not a part of the body!" Would that mean it's no longer part of the body? If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? So God put each and every part of the body together as he wanted it. How could it be a body if it only had one part? So there are many parts but one body. An eye can't say to a hand, "I don't need you!" Or again, the head can't say to the feet, "I don't need you!" The opposite is true. The parts of the body that we think are weaker are the ones we really need. The parts of the body that we think are less honorable are the ones we give special honor. So our unpresentable parts are made more presentable. However, our presentable parts don't need this kind of treatment. God has put the body together and given special honor to the part that doesn't have it. God's purpose was that the body should not be divided but rather that all of its parts should feel the same concern for each other. If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts share its suffering. If one part is praised, all the others share in its happiness. You are Christ's body and each of you is an individual part of it.” (GW 1Cor.12:11-27)

  Hmmm… after additional deep thought on the matter, how about this . . . next time we say “You’re a turkey!” let us do so as a matter of respect, admiration, encouragement. 

EBB4 

PS. Ann & I enjoyed bird watching including occasional lone or up to 20 thus far buzzards gracefully gliding in and out of view of our home.