Fortunately, nature had prepared the fledgling with a thick downy coat and it landed softly and safely into the gathering colony of birds. The camera stayed with the father and child as they swam together southward and we knew that it wouldn't be long before the young bird would fly, taking its place amongst the community of Muirs. I spotted a Father s Day greeting card last week which pointed out this gift superbly. The gift of roots and the gift of wings. I am aware that there is much shared responsibility among parents, but the Muir family pointed out a parallel truth, that there is a fundamental division of parental love.
Mothers do provide children with nests and roots, an embracing love which nurtures growth.
I am aware that there is much shared responsibility among parents, but the Muir family pointed out a parallel truth, that there is a fundamental division of parental love. Mothers do provide children with nests and roots, an embracing love which nurtures growth. For example, in the creation story God is like a mother, creating and nurturing her new-born children. God even sews their first garments, clothing Adam and Eve for their journey into life. This nurturing Mother-Love is evident in much of Jesus ministry, as in today s Gospel in which Jesus goes about the villages of Galilee teaching and healing.