An article in National Geographic several years ago provided a penetrating picture of
God's wings. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their
trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage. One ranger found a bird literally
petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat
sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he struck it,
three tiny chicks scurried from under their mother's wings. The loving mother, keenly
aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and
gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that toxic smoke would rise. She
could have flown to safety, but had refused to abandon her babies. When the blaze had
arrived and the heat singed her small body, the mother remained steadfast. Because she had
been willing to die, those under the cover of her wings continued to live. "He shall
cover thee with His feathers and under His wings shall thou trust" (Ps 91:4). Learn
to experience the warmth and protection of life beneath the wings of the Almighty."
