That’s What Friends Cock-a-Doodle-Do!
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Matthew 5:7 NIV “Cock-a-doodle-doo!” Rooster strutted across the chicken yard. He was the King of the Coop. The strongest. The loudest. The scariest. His crow hurt his ears. His wings scattered the hens. His sharp spurs poked and pierced. The hens kept their distance. No one dared challenge him. One morning, the coop shook with panic. Rooster thrashed and screeched beside the fence. The hens froze. Minnie-Henny ran toward the noise. “Rooster, what’s wrong?” “I’m trapped!” Rooster squawked. “This terrible wire has caught my claw! I can’t get free!” Rusty wire wrapped around his foot. The more Rooster pulled, the tighter it squeezed. Blood stained his talons. Minnie-Henny gasped. “Oh,...
Read MoreAn Old Coat and Gruff Goat
“Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him.” (1 Kings 19:19) Long ago, Ricky Raccoon received a special coat from his grandfather. “But it wasn’t just any coat,” Ricky told anyone who’d listen. “It was Grampa’s most precious robe. He was very important. When I wear his old coat, I feel important, too.” “Bully for you,” said Gruff, the grumpy goat. “And very handsome,” Ricky added, puffing out his chest. “I wouldn’t go that far,” said Gruff. “Or anywhere far in that coat. You might mess it up or get it dirty.” But Ricky wasn’t worried. He licked the silver sleeves clean and polished the shiny buttons with his paws. “Ricky!” a friend called. “Come play tag with us!” Tag was Ricky’s...
Read MoreHenny Minnies New Friends
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4 NIV. “Look! Look!” Henny Minnie flapped her wings happily. “New chicken friends have arrived!” Henny Minnie clucked with delight. She loved meeting new friends. Fluffing her feathers, she ran to greet them. But the pecking order had begun. The older chickens pecked at their heads and snipped their tails. They tormented the new birds, chasing them around the chicken pen. Henny Minnie watched in shock. Her big brown eyes filled with tears for her new friends. “Stop! Stop!” she cried, watching her new friends being teased and bullied. “Don’t hurt them!” The others ignored her cries. Henny Minnie could not stop the aggressive birds. Her new friends panicked and fearfully ran away,...
Read MoreGod’s Creation—A Talking Donkey
Numbers 22:28 Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?” (ES). “Please! Please,” the donkey said. “Don’t beat me!” Balaam’s donkey didn’t understand why her master was upset. As commanded, she carried him toward town. Then suddenly, God’s warrior angel appeared in her path. The angel towered above them, shining bright as the sun. Laser swords buzzed in his hands. The donkey trembled, and pressing ahead, tried to carry her rider away from danger. “Stupid bad donkey!” her master yelled. “Why are you running? I didn’t tell you to go.” He struck her with his stick. “Sometimes, you make me so angry!” The donkey loved her master, but the...
Read MoreGod’s Creation—The Cat
There is a candy called a Lifesaver. It gets its name because its round shape resembles the life-preserver rings that boats carry in case someone falls overboard and needs help. Frisky the cat did not live by water, but he became a lifesaver. His family lived in the country with plenty of space and trees. Wild animals and snakes kept Frisky alert. In front of their trailer, the cement pavers on the sidewalk didn’t touch each other, and there Frisky often watched for small prey. One morning, leaving for work, Frisky’s owner saw him trying to catch something between the pavers. Hesitating, he watched Frisky pounce and kill a small poisonous snake—all without getting bitten. Though Frisky may not have known, the cat’s owner knew that small snakes can be more...
Read MoreGod’s Creation—Look at the Birds
“Look at the birds of the air: … your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”- Matthew 6: 26 ESV. Brrr! Too cold to go outside. It’s winter and not much to watch outside. But look! See the birds? No matter how cold it is, they get up every morning and get to work looking for things to eat. They hop around in the freezing weather, chasing each other for food. Something catches a bird’s eye and off he goes to see what he can find. How do they survive? They have tiny birdbrains and don’t go to school to learn anything. They aren’t strong or clever. They don’t have refrigerators or cabinets with food. They don’t have blankets, or coats or boots. How do they exist? What if you saw a bird driving a little car around your...
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