Look at the birds

"Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are?" Matthew 6: 26 NLT

My wife and I occupy one of the four units above The Salvation Army Peacehaven Nursing Home. I consider it a “penthouse” with a beautiful garden. The cleaner Mr. Ma a very quiet and humble man does a good job in keeping the place clean and spotless.

Next door to us we have the Corps Officer (our pastor) Major Pascoe and Janet Ong. The latter loves gardening and has added her contribution to the beauty of the garden.

We have many birds visiting the garden searching for food. We can hear these birds chirping. Birds can sing at any time of day, but during the dawn their songs are often louder, livelier, and more frequent. I understand the male birds are calling out to the females, “come and enjoy ourselves.” And the females respond "Sure we come." News spreads fast among the bird population.

I first went to The Salvation Army at Balestier Corps with my elder brother and sister when I was five years old. So I’ve been in the Army for 80 years except the three and half years when Singapore was occupied by the Japanese when the Army was proscribed. Those horrible years, I'd rather forget.

Here’s one of the choruses we used to sing and I still sing it in my second childhood. Quite nostalgic.

"The birds upon the tree tops sing their song;
The angels chant their chorus all day long;
The flowers in the garden blend their hue,
So why shouldn’t I, why shouldn’t you praise Him too?"
I’m singing as I am typing this message and praising the Lord. I wonder how many of you readers remember this chorus.