Exploring the Divine Order
August 26, 2024 The fast yesterday felt symbolic, as though it foreshadowed something greater. Today, I awoke with a different nudge, an urge to eat. I drove to grab breakfast, unaware that fate had another plan. In the parking lot, a fragile bird caught my eye. Its wing was bent, its movements hesitant, as if tethered to the brink of survival. Something inside me stirred. I couldn’t abandon it—not with the weight of knowing it might not last. I found myself chasing the bird, weaving between parked cars, feeling its desperation as though it mirrored some part of me. Finally, I caught it, cradling its trembling body. In that moment, I knew this was more than a simple act of kindness. It was an act of balance—a way to restore harmony in a world often disjointed. I named him Stevey. As I tended to Stevey later, a familiar ache surfaced in my stomach. It wasn’t just physical pain; it was something deeper, a memory woven into my being. It pulled me back to childhood, to moments of discomf...