Burdens Give Us Wings
An old legend relates that long ago God had a great many burdens which
He wished to have carried from one place to another on earth, so He
asked the animals to lend a hand. But all of them began to make excuses
for not helping: the elephant was too dignified; the lion, too proud;
and so on. Finally the birds came to God and said, "If you will tie the
burdens into small bundles, we'll be glad to carry them for you. We are
small but we would like to help."
So God fastened upon the back of each one a small bundle, and they all
set out walking across the plain to their destination. They sang as they
went, and did not seem to feel the weight of their burdens at all. Every
day the burdens seemed lighter and lighter, until the loads seem to be
lifting the birds, instead of the birds carrying the burdens.
When they arrived at their destination, they discovered that when they
removed their loads, there were wings in their place, wings which
enabled them to fly to the sky and the tree tops.
They had learned how to carry their burdens, and their loads had become
wings to carry them nearer to God. Burdens we carry for others may
become wings of the spirit, to lift us into happiness such as we have
never known.
[ Author Unknown -- from 'E-Mail Ministry', via Peggie C. Bohanon ]
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