For a number of years my wife and I have enjoyed feeding
hummingbirds. We usually hang one feeder right outside of our dining room
window and the other feeder we hang near the edge of our deck. It always
seems that in August the hummers become more active.
We have enjoyed the antics of the hummers over the last week or so.
To the best of our knowledge we have been able to count a least eight
hummers. Two are ruby throats and the rest are females and or their
children.
I share this because I believe that there are some significant images
regarding church relationships. You see, the feeder outside of our dining
room window has at least six feeding ports which means it would be possible
for at least six hummers to all sip nectar at the same time. Sadly, we have
only seen two hummers who are willing to tolerate each other long enough to
feed together. One hummer lands nearby to watch for others to come.
In our community life as His church, do we openly support one another
giving others a chance to serve or are we like one of these hummingbirds
ready to challenge and limit what God seeks for us to be? Let us always
remember that we have been called into the body of Christ and that we have
been called to be one.
