Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. ~ The King James Bible
The first bird that God made was the Songbird.
Before departing for the earth, God summoned him out of the void, and said to him:
“Oh Songbird, I give to you these gifts with which to ply thy trade:
Though shalt be the smallest of fowls, but thereby shall all the earth’s bounty be open to you. Your wingtips will alight to all the four corners of the globe.
And I give you the most adaptable of all beaks with which to break the seeds of brambles.
You will be the most industrious of all birds, and by your work shall the whole of the earth bear fruits. For you will take the seed to every rock and cranny of the earth.
From the Garden of the Two rivers to the furthest specks of land in my vast oceans.
Yea, to the ends of the earth. Those specks of rock hemmed in by the sea, which shall be a Terra Incognita to my children until they have come of age and are ready to partake of the Fruit of Knowledge.
The last gift I give to you is this, and by far the greatest of them:
Though shalt be a Herald to mine Dawn, and the coming of my light. By your song shall all beasts and men breath hope from my infinite wellspring.
They shall breath a sigh of relief, for the banishment of the terrors of the night is nigh at hand.
Of all fowl you are most alike to my Angels. Though tellest the whole earth of my promises and their perennial immutability.
And by your song shall the creatures of night shrink, and take succor in darkness.”
I know but what is it? 